The Leader of Himachal Pradesh Assembly and former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of failing to respond effectively to the recent disaster in Chamba and alleged that the CM was attending political programmes in Bihar.
The speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Monday said that it will take at least ten days to restore the Chamba-Bharmour road, which was severely damaged in recent heavy rains, provided the weather remains favourable.
The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 326 lives so far, including 171 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other calamities, and 155 deaths in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Manageme
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The Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rohit Thakur on Monday said the state continues to reel under the impact of the ongoing disaster triggered by relentless monsoon rains, with damages exceeding Rs 3,000 crore and more than 320 lives lost so far.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday said that continuous heavy rainfall across the state has led to massive loss of life and property, severely affecting public infrastructure.
According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this August, Himachal Pradesh saw 68 per cent more rainfall than normal across the state, making it the 9th-highest August rainfall in since 1901 and the highest since 1949.
Continuous heavy rainfall has left Himachal Pradesh reeling, with 788 roads, 2,174 distribution transformers (DTRs), and 365 water supply schemes disrupted across the state, according to the SDMA.
The IMD also issued an alert for heavy rainfall in the Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Mandi, and Shimla districts over the next six hours.