Himachal Pradesh crisis: Ashok Gehlot announces financial aid of ₹15 crore

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₹15 crore to the hill state. “An assistance of ₹15 crore will be given by the Rajasthan government to help the people suffering from the difficult situation created by heavy rains and landslides in Himachal Pradesh," Gehlot said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The financial aid by Gehlot came in the wake of destruction caused by incessant rain, triggering flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides, and slope failure taking a heavy toll on lives and property.

According to the latest information provided by the state government, the total monetary loss in Himachal has reached ₹8014.61 crore since June 24. A total of 2,022 houses have been fully damaged, and 9,615 houses have been partially damaged, with 113 landslides occurring in this year's monsoon season. Earlier in the day, the state government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu declared the whole state as a "natural calamity-affected area".

The government in a statement said, "Himachal Pradesh has witnessed unprecedented loss of human lives and huge destruction, damage and loss to public and private property during the ongoing monsoon season. The entire State has been badly ravaged by incessant rains leading to floods, cloudbursts, landslides, and slope failure taking a heavy toll on lives and property." They said that the unprecedented excessive precipitation has led to a series of challenges that impacted the daily life in the State. "Thousands of dwelling units have been damaged or destroyed.

There has been unprecedented loss of crops and agricultural land. Thousands of tourists and local people who were stranded had to be evacuated with the help of the Indian Air Force, Army, NDRF, and SDRF, Police. Home Guards, Fire Services and local volunteers.