“Himachal Pradesh Government, Disaster Management Teams and other stakeholders have done a commendable job of providing relief to those in need. Niti Aayog is ready to offer all possible assistance to the State during these challenging times,” the letter read.
"There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. We have issued a yellow alert for 24 and 25 August...," IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma said speaking to ANI.
Explaining the causes of the devastation caused in Himachal Pradesh, geologist Atul Sharma said that whenever heavy rainfall occurs, the top layer of soil loosens its grip and trees and buildings fall, adding that due to incessant downpour and human intervention, the state has not been able
Heavy rains on Wednesday led to 13 deaths in Himachal Pradesh in 24 hours with the death toll mounting to 361 since June 24 in the state as per data available with the state disaster management officials
In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all earnest efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday.
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to immediately stop the operations of all stone crushers on both perennial and non-perennial rivulets of the Beas river basin and its tributaries until further orders, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday that Rs. 165.22 crore had been released to all the Deputy Commissioners and the line departments in the State for the restoration works.