Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on July 10 asked the Centre to make available additional relief from the PM CARES Fund for States affected by the torrential rain pounding several parts of north India, including Himachal Pradesh.
A day after 19 people were killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, the Congress president also spoke to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to express his concern.
"The death of several people in north India due to heavy rains is sad and painful. Have talked to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Relief efforts in the State have picked up and every effort is being made despite bad weather, to take people affected by heavy rains to safer places," Mr. Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.
