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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.
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"This amount will be helpful in providing relief to the suffering families," CM Sukhu said.
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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.
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The Chief Minister thanked the governments of Haryana and Rajasthan for extending financial assistance for carrying out relief and rehabilitation works.
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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.
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There has been extensive damage to infrastructure, including roads, drinking water, and irrigation systems, he said.
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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.
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The local Met office on Thursday predicted a wet spell of light to moderate rain in the state between September 15 and September 20.
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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.
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has demanded the Union government to declare the disaster in Himachal as a national disaster
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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
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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
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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reached Himachal Pradesh for her daylong visit to the rain-battered state
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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
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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.”
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National Highway-5 has been blocked due on Friday to heavy landslide near Nigulsari in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh
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Two special trains were introduced on the Kalka–Koti stretch of the UNESCO world heritage Shimla-Kalka narrow gauge railway line on Tuesday.
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Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held a meeting on Monday to review the disaster situation in the state
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The Himachal Pradesh government will bring an effective policy to develop electric vehicle charging stations in the state and rope in private operators.
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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.
