Himachal declares entire state disaster-hit

“Entire Himachal Pradesh has been declared a disaster-hit state and notification has been issued to declare the state as disaster-hit,” announced chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in the Himachal assembly on Monday in the wake of the widespread devastation faced by the state that has suffered ₹3,056 crore losses so far.

He said that the withdrawal of this notification will be considered after the rains stop in the state.

Giving a statement in the assembly, the CM said, “Since the onset of monsoon, incidents of cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have occurred in many districts. Relief, rescue, and restoration works on roads, drinking water schemes, and electricity supply were immediately taken up on a war footing.”