A statement by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said that the current relief manual on financial provisions from the Union government is inadequate for compensating the losses estimated by the flood-ravaged hill State.
Mr. Sukhu pointed out that despite assessment teams being sent by the Central government, interim relief to the State is still pending, and the State government had been utilising its limited resources to support the affected population. Mr. Sukhu demanded a specially tailored relief package considering Himachal Pradesh’s geographical conditions and the severity of the natural disaster that has hit the State in the ongoing monsoon season amid rain fury.
He raised these points during a meeting between Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and the BJP’s national president J.P. Nadda, in which a detailed discussion was held to address the extensive damage suffered by the State.
