Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday visited the Sujanpur Constituency of Hamirpur district and inspected the damages caused by the unprecedented rains and landslides and took stock of relief and rehabilitation works.
“In view of the heavy devastation at other places including Utpur and Kakkar, the Chief Minister directed the district administration to declare them as disaster-affected areas. The Chief Minister, after talking to the affected families, assured them of all possible help and said that the government would take adequate measures to assist them from its own resources and they should be rest assured of it,” an official statement said. During the visit, CM Sukhu said that the state government has announced a special relief package, wherein provision has been made to provide ten times enhanced compensation to the affected. Earlier, the relief amount of Rs 12,500 was given for partial damage to the pucca houses and Rs 10,000 for partial damage to the kutcha houses. But in view of the loss caused due to natural calamity, the government has increased it to one lakh rupees. “
