The Chief Minister and Kamlesh Thakur presented a cheque of ₹ 51 lakh to Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena in Shimla
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inspects damage caused by rain- touched off landslide at Krishna Nagar, in Shimla.
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday bestowed particular ‘ savings ’ of ₹ 51 lakh to disaster relief in his flood tide hit state.
Himachal Pradesh is sluggishly chancing its bases again after a furious battering by grim rains during the ongoing thunderstorm, numerous lives were lost and massive damage caused to structure.
The Chief Minister and Kamlesh Thakur presented a cheque of ₹ 51 lakh to Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena in Shimla.
“ I understand the pain of the people and their plight during the recent thunderstorm fury. Several precious lives were lost and numerous rendered homeless, besides huge losses caused to property, ” he said.
“ The people of Himachal have stood together to face the catastrophe. Every section of society contributed to the relief fund. Indeed children broke their piggy banks to help those in torture, elders parted with their pension and State government workers contributed freehandedly from their payment to the ‘ Aapda Rahat Kosh ’( Disaster Relief Fund), ” he also said.
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Grim thunderstorm rains, pall bursts, flash cataracts, and landslides, caused the deaths of 400 people and damaged over 13,000 houses.
Thousands of families are homeless. The State suffered losses exceeding ₹ 12,000 crore, according to government estimates.
In her letter,Ms. Gandhi prompted the Centre to give fiscal backing so victims could get relief and the process of reconditioning could begin.
