Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday visited the disaster-hit villages in Sarkaghat meeting constituency of Mandi district take a inventory of losses.

Speaking to media individuals, Sukhu stated that Sarkaghat space has suffered enormous losses within the monsoon rains. “In fact, entire Himachal has been hit and the losses are estimated to rise to ₹10,000 crore,” he stated.

Notwithstanding the precarious fiscal well being of the state, we might rehabilitate every individual affected by the pure disasters, stated the chief minister. “Government will increase the relief amount and those whose houses have been destroyed, we will help them rebuild houses,” he added.

Sukhu visited the Jukain, Matehari and Baldwara villages which have been severely hit by landslides and floods inflicting widespread injury to non-public and public property. Sukhu additionally interacted with the affected households on the reduction camps.

Sukhu stated that the federal government stands by individuals of Himachal in these testing instances.

Sukhu stated on Thursday that the state authorities has determined to chill out the provisions of “Vidhayak Ksetra Vikas Nidhi Yojana” (VKVNY) throughout the monetary yr 2023-24 and embrace safety works of retaining or breast partitions and channelisation of nullahs in its ambit. The resolution was taken in view of the lack of life and property trigger by the incessant rains.

The CM stated that the choice has been taken for dashing up the reduction and rescue operations within the state. Beneficiaries can be eligible after submitting a report that the retaining or breast partitions have been broken or washed away due to rains which occurred after June 2023 and there may be risk to the homes of the people by income officers patwari or panchayats heads. He stated the channelisation of nullahs will be really useful by MLAs if the patwari panchayat head offers a report that the current rains have loosened the strata.