Mumbai, July 2 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the Maharashtra Tourism Minister had spoken to the Uttarakhand government to facilitate the safe rescue of tourists stranded in Uttarakhand.

Shinde assured that tourists would be safely brought back to Maharashtra.

"Our Tourism Minister spoke to the Tourism Minister there. I too spoke with them; spoke with the Special Secretary of CMO also. I also spoke with the tourists who are stranded there. They are safe right now. The Government and Administration are helping them. They will be brought back here safely. Our officers are also going there," Shinde said, speaking to the media.

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