After Himachal Pradesh faced a devastating calamity following heavy rains in the recent monsoon season, the State government has decided to bring in stringent measures to control haphazard construction activities.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on October 13 that the State government was taking significant decisions for the protection and conservation of the environment.
“Our government has decided to make construction regulations in green belt areas of Shimla district more stringent than before. And no, there’s no question of any relaxation,” he told The Hindu, adding that the government is also contemplating bringing more areas of Shimla and its suburbs under the green belt area.
