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Himachal Seeks Relief Norms Tailored to Himalayas and Dedicated Flood Forecasting Unit

Officials expect the MSCT’s final assessment to recommend Himalayan-specific relief guidelines backed by advanced monitoring, proposing that a dedicated flood-forecasting cell be created.

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Overview

  • The multi-sectoral central team has begun field visits across disaster-hit districts and will submit its final report to the Home Ministry within a week.
  • Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena and Additional Chief Secretary K K Pant urged the MSCT to revise disaster-relief and rehabilitation norms for Himalayan terrain and climate.
  • State officials called for advanced sensors and real-time hydrological monitoring alongside a dedicated flood-forecasting unit supported by the Central Water Commission.
  • The Centre has disbursed ₹2,006 crore for restoration and rehabilitation and released over ₹650 crore in SDRF instalments to support relief works.
  • BJP leaders led by J P Nadda and MP Kangana Ranaut pressed Union ministers Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari for prompt assistance as opposition figures faulted delays in state relief distribution.