Taking notes from the flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the hill state has faced the harshest rain and flood disasters in the past 75 years. He also said that the loss incurred by the state due to the flood chaos could reach Rs 8,000 crore.
There is an immediate need for financial relief from the Central government, Sukhu said.
Speaking to the media, the chief minister said, “The central team has visited the state. We have demanded the pending Rs 315 crore of the 2022-23 disaster fund from the Union Government. The loss is estimated to be Rs 8,000 crore. We are trying to restore the roads, electricity and water supply in the region.”
CM Sukhu said that the hill state, of Himachal needs immediate relief from the Central government in this disaster situation. On the continuous heavy rain alert, he said teams are ready and the priority is to save the lives of the people.
Lashing out at the previous government, the CM accused the former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur of playing politics at the time of the disaster.
“It is not right to say that the disaster relief money has been given by the union government. I don’t want to answer Jai Ram Thakur. He is doing politics on it. But I would request him that we should go altogether with all parties to get the first instalment of disaster relief to Himachal Pradesh,” he added.
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