"Today is the 7th day of the search and rescue operation at Summer Hill area. So far, we have recovered 17 bodies, and we are searching for other three victims. Teams of SDRF, NDRF and Indian Army are present at the spot," Roop Sharan, an NDRF inspector said while speaking to ANI.
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Shimla is limping back to normalcy after the devastating cloudburst and landslide that have claimed the lives of over 70 people. Tourists have started visiting the hill state again. Tourism business units hope for a revival of business which has been badly hit by flash floods and rain.&nb
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 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.
In the aftermath of the massive landslide which struck the Summer Hill area of Shimla and the subsequent mishap in which a temple was washed away, locals and visitors worry that the calamity was posing threat to the iconic building of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS).
As the rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, which claimed the lives of over 70 people, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced a financial assistance of Rs 15 crore to the hill state.
Observing that the tourism of Shimla has come to a grinding halt, President of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Stakeholders Association Mohinder Seth on Friday urged both state and central governments to take effective steps to save tourism of the hill state's capital, which contributes around 7.8
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".
Earlier, NDRF on Thursday said that a total of 13 bodies, among 21 people who went missing after a massive landslide, have been recovered. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams continue search and rescue operations on Friday at the landslide-affected Summer Hill area of Shimla