Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a field inspection of the disaster-affected area at Jakhanyali in Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Thursday.
In the wake of heavy rains and cloudbursts in the state of Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Army, Coast Guards, state administration, fire station, NDRF, and SDRF have deployed teams to carry out rescue operations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the situation in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh in the wake of heavy rains and cloudbursts in the state, sources said on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to assess the situation following a cloudburst that caused significant disruption in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts. The Union Home Minister assured the Chief Minister of providing central a
As many as 19 people were missing as an incident of cloudburst occurred at the Samej Khad area in the Rampur region of Shimla district, as confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Shimla district administration Anupam Kashyap.
A spokesperson from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said that after receiving information about three people missing due to a cloudburst last night at Jakhanyali in the Ghansali area of Tehri the SDRF team searched the area.
The incident took place in the Tosh area of Manikaran early on Tuesday morning and no loss of life was reported, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, Torul S Raveesh said, adding that a team was sent to the spot to assess the situation.
CM Sukhu said that the education and health sectors were the main focus areas of the state government, and there was a lot of scope to revamp the system in the interest of the common man.
Following a cloudburst, several areas of Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar city have been inundated with heavy rainfall, causing significant damage to residents' property.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday approved the financial assistance of Rs 633.73 crore for Himachal Pradesh, which was severely affected due to floods, cloudbursts, and landslides during the southwest monsoon during the current year.