Army launches website on Uttarakhand relief

Lucknow: The Indian Army on Wednesday launched a website -- suryahopes.in -- to provide updates on the whereabouts of people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.

The site also provides information about the location of people, helpline numbers, lists of those rescued and their current location.

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A spokesman for the Central Command said that the website was a one-stop helpline for people in distress following the natural calamity in Uttarakhand.

IANS