Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday refuted the allegations of an alleged budget cut for the district of Lahaul and Spiti and the tribal areas in the state and said that funds are being made available for all the schemes.
"This is the world's highest marathon, and we are organising its fouth edition today. This event will have four categories. First is 42 kilometres, half marathon is 21 kilometres, then 10 and 5 kilometres," the organiser Rajiv Kumar told ANI.
Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh have been severely impacted by heavy snowfall, causing road disruptions. IMD scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma forecasts more snow and rain in the coming days due to a Western disturbance.
Congress' Anuradha Rana, the youngest MLA of the 14th assembly of Himachal Pradesh from Lahaul and Spiti at the age of 31 vowed to develop the region by attracting tourism, improving education and health services.