Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed strengthening the air connectivity and said that 16 heliports were being constructed in all the district headquarters including tribal and far-flung areas in a phased manner to facilitate the tourists to access unexplored destinations in no time
Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is very likely to occur in many places in the state of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, said India Meteorological Department (IMD).
This road was opened on Thursday after one week. The Revenue and Horticulture Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi said that over 200 roads are still closed and restoration is underway. He said that the losses continued daily.
Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi presented a cheque of Rs. 2.51 lakh to Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on behalf of Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Services Association towards Aapada Rahat Kosh here today to aid the flood victims in the state.
"We have issued orange alerts for the Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una districts during the next three days. The rain will continue in the near future. If we see the records of the past 100 years, this year will be the highest rainfall as it has br
Himachal Pradesh government has warned apple traders to follow the norms and directions given by the state government in order to sell and buy apples according to their weight or else face action.
“With five deaths today since monsoon has been active in Himachal Pradesh, 130 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh. 12 people are still missing in the state. 153 people have been injured," Jagat Singh Negi said.
"Tomorrow three central teams are reaching Chandigarh, they will be visiting Mandi, Kullu and Rohru areas of Shimla district," Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said.
"Shimla District and Police administration have been given strict instructions regarding the preparations related to the apple season and the transportation of apples through trucks with GPS will be ensured", said Jagat Singh Negi, Horticulture Minister.