Himachal cabinet nod to Rs 4,500 cr package for disaster-affected families
relief package for the rain and landslide-affected families. The package was announced by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on September 30.
This special package has been granted for the period June 24-September 30 when the state was ravaged by rain and landslides.
The compensation for a completely damaged house has been increased from Rs 1.30 lakh to 7 lakh while compensation for partially damaged house has been increased from Rs 6,500 to Rs 1 lakh.
The Cabinet in its meeting held here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister also decided to provide two biswas of land in urban areas and three biswas of land in rural areas to people rendered homeless.
Biswa is a unit of land measurement with 1 biswa equalling 1,350 square feet.
Decision to promote «amateur» and community radios for alternate communication during emergency in all districts was also taken to provide effective information exchange between information sources, emergency managers and those impacted by disaster or emergent situations, a statement issued here said.
The Cabinet also decided to amend the Shimla Development Plan and to permit residential constructions in green belt above the Navbahar-Ram Chandra Chowk-Machhliwali Kothi-Christ Church-Lakkar Bazaar-IGMC-Sanjauli Chowk-Navbhar circuit, provided there is no tree on the plot.
It also decided to amend the HP Town and Country Planning Rules to allow construction at a distance of 5 metres from a nallah and 7 metres from khad.
