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Himachal CM Announces ₹100 Crore Relief, Presses Forest-Land Flexibility in Monsoon Emergency

An appeal to relax forest-land rules is paired with a demand for quicker central funds to rebuild cut-off roads, restore utilities, resettle displaced families.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu highlighted the disparity in the state’s financial aid.
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the Independence-Day celebrations at Sarkaghat in Mandi district on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Overview

  • The Himachal Pradesh disaster authority records 261 fatalities since June 20 and multi-lakh-crore rupees in losses, with roads alone suffering over ₹1.18 lakh crore in damage and agriculture at more than ₹83,000 crore.
  • Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu unveiled a ₹100 crore immediate relief package and a ₹3,000 crore disaster mitigation and livelihood protection project.
  • Sukhu urged the Union government to amend Forest Conservation Act provisions to allocate one bigha of forest land per displaced family and to fast-track pending central aid disbursements.
  • The state has frontloaded ₹360.42 crore from its own budget for relief and raised compensation rates for fully damaged houses, lost livestock and affected land.
  • In response to fresh flash floods in Mandi, Kullu and Kinnaur, the CM reviewed conditions, directed deputy commissioners to submit detailed damage reports and ordered expedited restoration of roads and utilities.