The Chief Minister directed the district administration to provide all possible assistance to the next of kin of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Senior Scientist at the IMD Centre in Shimla, said that rainfall activity has been widespread across the state over the last 24 hours.
Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rohit Thakur, said that over 300 schools have been hit by monsoon fury and the education sector has suffered a loss of nearly Rs 30 crore.
The decision comes after one pilgrim died, another went missing, and over 1,196 pilgrims were rescued in a multi-agency operation involving the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local authorities.
The goal of this initiative is to provide a sense of security to indigenous communities facing threats and vulnerabilities, particularly in regions with a history of ethnic or communal tensions, and demographic changes have posed a threat to the indigenous people of the state.
The monsoon season has taken a heavy toll on Himachal Pradesh, resulting in the deaths of 194 people and causing extensive damage across the state, according to a cumulative loss report issued by the Department of Revenue-DM Cell, Government of Himachal Pradesh.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) rescued 413 pilgrims who were stranded along the Kinner Kailash Yatra route in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district after a flash flood washed away a large portion of the trekking path near the Tangling area.
The Assam government aims to make 30 lakh women members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Lakhpati Didis by 2028-29 and to boost the state economy by empowering the women of the state, said an official on Wednesday.
A Flash flood washed away a large part of the trekking route in the Tangling area along the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra route, leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded.