Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot in a post on X on Friday said, “The Rajasthan government will provide Rs 15 crore in assistance to help people affected by heavy rain and landslides in Himachal Pradesh.”
According to the statement, Nadda on his visit to the flood-hit state will meet the affected family members of those who lost their lives due to the calamity.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Saturday continued to conduct rescue and relief operations in Jakhna village, which was affected after a landslide struck Langa Road near Dehradun on Wednesday, an official said on Saturday.
According to officials, more than 250 people from landslide-affected areas have been shifted to safe places in the last three days. The list of these areas includes Krishana Nagar, Downdale, and Fagli.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday visited the disaster-hit areas of Paonta, Shillai and Nahan of Sirmaur district where thousands have been affected due to the rain triggered catastrophe.
As the rains wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, claiming the lives of over 70 people, in the last few days, the government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday declared the whole state as a "natural calamity affected area".
Their simplified clearance procedures have had a significant impact on the rapid deliveries of humanitarian aid and relief goods from Dubai to the most affected areas in the world.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force on Friday organised a special one-day plantation drive in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of Chhattisgarh under the 'All India CAPFs Plantation Drive’.
"There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati river started flowing above the danger mark. Due to this the Pindar river also came in spate," Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said.
"Efforts are being made to make way for drainage of excessive rainwater with the help of JCB. SDRF is constantly trying to help the affected people," officials said.