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Earlier, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had requested Delhi Chief Minister for donation, due to calamity caused by monsoon rains in the state.

Laying emphasis on the need to construct tunnels, Sukhu gave the example of Shimla-Kalka narrow gauge railway tracks wherein 103 tunnels were constricted to minimize damage to hills and added feasibility of tunnels must be explored in the constructions of roads.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday that his government will soon set up a commando force in the state.

SJVNL, a joint venture of the Centre and Himachal Pradesh government, aims to become a 50,000 MW capacity company by 2040 and add installed capacity of 10,000 MW during next three years.

The Chief Minister told the media that the compensation of Rs 1.30 lakh for a completely damaged house has been increased five and a half times to Rs 7 lakh. About 3,500 houses have been completely damaged.

Fast-growing varieties of grass, Vetiver and Napier, and temperate bamboo are being planted on landslide-prone slopes in the state capital Shimla for soil binding and checking soil erosion.

"This amount will be helpful in providing relief to the suffering families," CM Sukhu said.

Since 1991, the sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) among the elderly has been climbing steadily, while the sex ratio of the general population remains the same.

The Chief Minister thanked the governments of Haryana and Rajasthan for extending financial assistance for carrying out relief and rehabilitation works.

Superstar Aamir Khan has donated Rs 25 lakh towards the Aapada Rahat Kosh to provide succor to the rain-affected families in Himachal Pradesh, the state government said in a statement on Saturday. 

There has been extensive damage to infrastructure, including roads, drinking water, and irrigation systems, he said.

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 local Met office on Thursday predicted a wet spell of light to moderate rain in the state between September 15 and September 20.

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.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has demanded the Union government to declare the disaster in Himachal as a national disaster

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 on Tuesday reached Himachal Pradesh for her daylong visit to the rain-battered state

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.”