Persistent rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has resulted in multiple landslides and cloudbursts in various areas. According to officials, the current monsoon season has claimed the lives of 400 individuals in rain-related incidents and caused damage to more than 13,000 houses.
The Congress leader is in Himachal Pradesh to connect with the residents and offer support to the victims of the recent floods and landslides in the region.
Every Friday starting from September 15, a mobile van carrying vegetables, fruits and other products like ghee, and pickles will be available at the state secretariat, Chotta Shimla, HPU campus, Summerhill and Krishi Bhawan, Boileauganj for a few hours, a statement said
Experts from the Geological Survey of India, IIT Ropar and Wadia Institute of Seismology will be roped in for an in-depth study of landslides in Himachal Pradesh
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will embark on a two-day visit to Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to take stock of the damages due to landslides
Onkar Shad said that his views on meat-eating have proved “beyond doubt that there is no guarantee that one being in an elite technology institute has scientific vision.”
The Himachal Pradesh government will bring an effective policy to develop electric vehicle charging stations in the state and rope in private operators.
The monsoon fury in the hill state during July and August caused severe devastation, triggering flash floods and landslides and causing massive damage to both public and private property besides human lives.
Ramesh Attri presented a cheque of Rs 2 lakh to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu towards Aapda Rahat Kosh on behalf of 18 NGOs working under Himachal Pradesh State AIDS Control Society today.
Till now, at least 367 people have died in Himachal Pradesh in rain-related incidents this year since the onset of monsoon, the State Disaster Management Authority said on Friday.
No formal honouring or felicitation ceremony will take place in government functions until October 31 in the state as per directives from the government.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed taking proactive steps in order to minimize the loss of human life and property during the disasters.