Overview

• Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed immediate shifting of residents from unsafe structures following a review of the past 48 hours of damage.
• Rent support under the Special Relief Package is set at Rs 10,000 per month in urban areas and Rs 5,000 in rural areas for people rendered homeless.
• Officials said conditions for staying in relief camps may be relaxed to accommodate more families and to ensure access to assistance.
• The PWD was told to quickly restore road links, especially in apple belts, as the horticulture corporation adds vehicles to move produce from collection centres.
• The state reported 417 deaths, 45 missing, and losses of about Rs 4,582 crore this monsoon, with five new fatalities in Mandi over two days and rainfall at 136% above normal for September.