By Admin 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 9) during the disaster affected areas of Himachal Pradesh and announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore on Tuesday. After taking stock of the flood and landslide situation, PM Modi also announced a assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Minister Vikramaditya Singh have expressed happiness over this announcement.
Sukhu wrote on X, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heartfelt gratitude for visiting the disaster affected areas of Himachal Pradesh and listening to the suffering of the afflicted families. Thank you for listening to various demands related to the disaster of the state government seriously and discussing in detail the topics related to them. ”
Announcement of Rs 1500 crore is welcome- Sukhu
He said, “Our state is currently going through a horrific disaster. In such a difficult period, we can bring a new ray of hope and faith among the affected families towards relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The announcement of Rs 1500 crore as immediate assistance for the Prime Minister is welcome.
CM Sukhu said, “My humble request is that this amount should be provided to the state as a special disaster package.” It is expected that the Central Government will take necessary amendment in the rules related to forest land, tunling in road construction and other issues will also be considering quickly.
What did Vikramaditya Singh say?
At the same time, Vikramaditya Singh said that the way the damage has been done, Himachal needs more financial assistance. According to the Center’s team, according to the assessment, Himachal should get more help. So that Himachal Pradesh can be brought back on track again. He said that whatever the central government helps, he will always be thanked.
He said that Himachal has been declared a disaster state in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and both the side and the opposition have passed the resolution and sent it to the Central Government, in such a situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should declare Himachal a disaster state and the help in the folding criteria under the disaster will help people a lot here.