2013 Floods, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, North India

Mismanagement of the rescue operation
The government is squarely blamed for mishandling the rescue operations. While Indian home ministry announced choppers for rescue operation but when the choppers reached the site, they were all found to be missing fuel without which they were of no use. Due to this the rescue operations were suspended on Thursday in the rain-ravaged state of Himachal pradesh. Also two Air Force choppers could not operate due to refueling problems. "There aren't enough choppers and the ones that have been sent cannot fly because there is no fuel. There is no provision for fuel," Chief Minister Singh said.
Villagers hit by floods and landslips raised anti government slogans as Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat landed at the Rudraprayag helipad on Wednesday. The people angered because authorities had failed in disaster mitigation efforts earlier and were failing now in providing relief to Rudraprayag — one of the worst-hit areas. Similar scenes of anger were witnessed in Uttarkashi where people could be seen waiting in queue for hours to get a bucket of potable water blaming authorities who didn't take any action of building structures to prevent water from entering in spite of receiving funds. People also blamed authorities for covering of canals in the name of beautification and widening of roads by so-called experts in Dehradun.