Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that around 50 per cent of stranded tourists have been evacuated from the flood-hit regions and added that the government's priority is to safely evacuate tourists.
Earlier in the day, Sukhu conducted an aerial survey of affected areas and said the government is working hard to restore road transport and power supply.
He also interacted with the people who suffered losses due to floods and expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and assured that the State Government would provide every possible assistance and immediately announced a relief of rupees one crore for the are
He said that nature's fury has tragically claimed the lives of 17 persons besides causing extensive damage to the roads, power transformers, electric sub-stations and numerous water supply schemes by throwing normal life out of gear in various parts of the State and an initial estimate of
According to the release, Chief Minister informed him that the State has been severely affected by floods and heavy rainfall, leading to extensive damage and provided an update on the situation and sought liberal assistance from the Central Government to tackle this natural calamity.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with his family paid obeisance at Mata Chintpurni Temple on Friday and prayed for peace and prosperity for the state.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu extended warm greetings to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 88th birthday and participated in the celebrations held at Dalai Lama's temple McLeodGanj in Dharamshala on Thursday.
He said that the State Government has initiated the process of land acquisition for its expansion and assured that the state government would provide government land to the displaced people whose land would be acquired in the expansion process so that no one is left homeless.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday during 'Himachal Drone Conclave' emphasized the promotion of IT-driven governance in the state.
Sukhu said, "There were vast possibilities of tourism development in the state and HP Tourism Development Corporation will have to play an active role in harnessing the unexplored tourism destinations of Himachal. The corporation has an important role in spreading the rich tradition of the s
These new buses will ply within a radius of 30 to 40 kilometers in Shimla city. Around 200 electric buses have now joined the Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC) fleet in Himachal. Diesel buses are being replaced with the slogan "Green Himachal, Clean Himachal", an official release