Governor flags off relief material for disaster-affected families in Kullu and Chamba
The relief consignment has been dispatched through the Himachal Pradesh State Red Cross Society to support the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in these regions.
The relief consignment has been dispatched through the Himachal Pradesh State Red Cross Society to support the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in these regions.
A government spokesperson said as the weather was clear after days of intermitted rains “it is expected that all the devotees will be evacuated safely and sent to their destination”.
As many as 3,187 Manimahesh pilgrims stranded on the Bhaderwah–Chamba road have been rescued by the Doda district administration, providing them a safe passage through Jammu and Kashmir.
The issue was raised earlier by Chamba Congress MLA Neeraj Nayar, Churah BJP MLA Dr Hans Raj and Dalhousie BJP MLA D S Thakur, who demanded urgent and large-scale measures to deal with the situation.
Many remote areas of Himachal Pradesh are reeling from the devastating impact of monsoon's unrelenting fury with villagers in Chamba’s remote Grounda panchayat, home to about 500 people, being forced to climb or descend a near-vertical slope with the help of ropes.
Former Dharamshala MLA Vishal Nehariya said that the state government is not conducting a fair investigation into the brutal murder of Manohar Lal in Chamba.
Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) provided a voluntary facility to 80 plus aged electors to vote through ballot papers at their homes, several aged persons did not opt for that facility and preferred to cast their votes through the electronic voting machine (EVM) at their respective polling station today.
The BJP in the state is terribly scared about the election result, says HPCC president Pratibha Singh
Directing the authorities to make adequate arrangements to ensure that the general public do not face any inconvenience, CM said that adequate arrangements must be made for ensuring that flow of traffic does not get affected.
A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation to find out the cause behind the accident are on.
