ORDER : 1. Taken on board. 2. Defects pointed out in the office report are waived of. Respondent No.4 will be WP(C) No.... D 18351/2013 represented by the Chief Secretary, State of Uttarakhand. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and the Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand for respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Since the respondents have already entered appearance through their respective counsel, no formal notices be issued and notices be treated as served on the respondents. 4. The reliefs claimed in this writ petition are confined to people stranded in and around Gangotri, but considering the fact that various other areas in Uttarakhand have been as badly affected by the floods, we expand the scope of this writ petition so as to cover all affected areas of the State of Uttarakhand. 5. We direct as an interim measure that for all affected persons including those who have been stranded, immediate relief will continue to be provided by respondent Nos. 4 and the District Magistrates of all affected districts by giving them food, medicine, drinking WP(C) No.... D 18351/2013 water and other essentials including fuel wherever necessary. 6. We also direct that depending upon the availability of helicopters with the Government of India as well as the State of Uttarakhand, sufficient number of helicopters will be deployed for air lifting the stranded persons to safer places. 7. We make it clear that no discrimination whatsoever will be made by the respondents while providing relief in all respects to the affected/stranded persons. It will be, however, open for the authorities to provide immediate relief to areas which require immediate attention. 8. Respondent Nos. 1 and 3 will provide all required resources to respondent No. 4 and to the District Magistrates of the affected districts for grant of such immediate relief. 9. This matter be again listed on Tuesday, the 25th June, 2013 as first item on which date a report of the relief work already done and which needs to be done further will be submitted by respondent No.4.