Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah confirmed almost 55 deaths and over 100 injuries after the Kishtwar flash flood disaster. He said rescue efforts are the priority, with many still missing, and assured that relief and rehabilitation of affected families will follow.
Speaking to ANI, Singh described the disaster as unprecedented. "This was an unprecedented disaster and I feel that we have never seen or heard of it in our lifetime. We have never experienced anything like this in this area and recently, such cloudbursts have been happening in Himachal Prad
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday urged the Union government to provide at least one bigha of land to families whose homes and farmlands have been washed away in the ongoing monsoon disaster, and to relax provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, to ma
The monsoon havoc in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 257 lives since June 20, according to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA).
The Indian Army, in coordination with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local police, and district administration, is at the forefront of rescue operations in Chasoti village, Kishtwar district, following a devastating flash flood.
Uttarkashi district administration said that critically ill patients from Dharali and other border areas affected by the devastating cloudburst were sent to the district hospital via MI-17 helicopter.
On the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, emotional tributes were paid to those killed in the Dharali disaster, with a two-minute silence observed for the peace of their souls.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami hoisted the National Flag at his residence in Dehradun on the occasion of the 79th Independence Day and administered the oath of national unity.