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.
Himachal has been battered by heavy rainfall for the past several weeks and the state has suffered great loss of life as well as property in various rain-related incidents, such as landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods, etc.
The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee has issued show cause notices to traders who are purchasing apple and pear in terms of box rates instead of per kilogramme, Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi said.
The Congress leadership in Himachal Pradesh has expressed resentment against Apple prices which have been announced by private players at very low cost.
A consignment of food items and medicines was delivered to the remote areas of the rain-battered Mandi district with the help of Air Force helicopters on Friday
The Chief Minister said the national highway between Mandi and Kullu has been severely impacted due to heavy landslides near Pandoh and it would take some time to restore it
Kullu-Mandi Highway in Himachal Pradesh was damaged following heavy rainfall in the district, an official said on Thursday. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the route
Chief Minister provided a comprehensive overview of the destruction wreaked by the natural calamity and appealed for financial aid akin to that provided during the Kedarnath
So far 221 people have died in rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon on June 24 and about 11,900 houses have been partially or completely damaged, according to the state emergency operation centre.
