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Himachal Cabinet Approves Enhanced Relief and Mandates Safety Audits After Monsoon Floods

With compensation disbursements underway, the government is negotiating forest land exemptions for resettlement.

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with cabinet ministers during a meeting in Shimla on Monday. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • On July 28 the cabinet raised compensation for fully damaged homes to ₹7 lakh and set ₹1 lakh for partially damaged houses and shops, along with increased aid for livestock and land losses.
  • Compensation disbursements have begun for families affected by the June 30 cloudbursts and flash floods in Mandi and neighbouring districts.
  • Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur secured Prime Minister Modi’s pledge of full support and is pressing for Forest Conservation Act concessions to allocate alternative land to displaced households.
  • A cabinet sub-committee endorsed structural safety audits statewide, mandatory hazard-resilient construction standards and integration of Home Guards, Civil Defence, fire services and the SDRF for coordinated emergency response.
  • A mid-July survey by a multi-sectoral central team preceded the sanction of over ₹2,000 crore in central relief funds for reconstruction and rehabilitation.