Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on September 12 asked the Union Government to declare the massive natural calamity that has hit the hill State of Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing monsoon as a “national disaster”.
Relentless monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh have triggered incidents of cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides, in which nearly 400 people have lost their lives so far, and over 13,000 houses have been damaged, leaving thousands of families homeless. The State had suffered cumulative losses exceeding ₹12,000 crore, according to government estimates.
Ms. Gandhi, along with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, visited the calamity-hit areas of Kullu district and interacted with disaster-affected people.
