Overview

• During a day-long visit, the Prime Minister conducted aerial surveys in both states and chaired review meetings in Kangra and Gurdaspur after meeting affected families and response teams.
• He announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those who died and Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured in the disasters.
• The Rs 1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh is an advance release under the SDRF and PM Kisan, with recovery to be routed through schemes such as PM Awas, highway restoration, school reconstruction and livestock support.
• Himachal Pradesh’s state EOC pegs losses at about Rs 4,122 crore with 370 deaths, while the chief minister cautioned the bill could climb to Rs 10,000–12,000 crore.
• In Punjab, officials report 387,000 people affected across 2,064 villages, at least 51 deaths and major crop damage over 185,000 hectares, with the state estimating losses above Rs 13,000 crore as some opposition leaders call the aid insufficient.