Uttarakhand floods: Sudha Pillai to head Ficci task force for rehabilitation

New Delhi: Industry body Ficci has set up a task force to undertake reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the flood-ravaged state of Uttarakhand. The task force, headed by former member-secretary in the Planning Commission Sudha Pillai, will carry out initiatives aimed at affordable housing, providing clean drinking water, improved sanitation and other forms of civic amenities through partnership with science and technology institutes and R&D centres, the industry body said in a release.[caption id=“attachment_925173” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sudha Pillai. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] Several public sector as well as private companies have made contributions towards relief works and re-building efforts in the state of Uttarakhand, after it was ravaged by floods caused by torrential rains last month. State-owned credit insurer Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) on Tuesday contributed Rs 5 crore towards towards relief operations in the flood-ravaged state. PTI