Shimla: Priyanka Gandhi Himachal Visit update | Flood affected area. Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu Himachal Shimla Kullu Mandi News | Said- Declare national disaster in Himachal, relief will be available; Met the affected people of Kullu-Mandi, did not go to Solan

Natural disaster has caused all-round devastation in Himachal. Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, during her visit to Himachal, said that Prime Minister Modi should not do politics with the state during the disaster. If the central government declares a national disaster, it will provide a lot of relief to the state.

Priyanka Gandhi spoke to the disaster affected people in Kullu and Manali on Tuesday morning and learned about their pain. After this she reached Pandoh in Mandi, where during the heavy rains in the month of July, the water of BBMB Dam had destroyed people’s houses and their fertile land.

Priyanka Gandhi meeting disaster affected people in Kullu

After Mandi, Priyanka was scheduled to go to Solan. But, due to bad weather the helicopter could not fly to Solan. After this she reached Shimla directly from Mandi. Now Priyanka Gandhi is staying at her house in Chharabra, Shimla.

Tomorrow also Priyanka Gandhi can visit the disaster affected areas of Shimla and Solan. If Congress sources are to be believed, Priyanka Gandhi’s program for tomorrow is being decided. The program will be decided by late evening.

CM and Congress State President received at Chandigarh Airport

Earlier, at around 8 in the morning, Priyanka Gandhi reached Chandigarh from Delhi. Here Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Congress State President Pratibha Singh welcomed him. The three leaders from Chandigarh reached Bhuntar in Kullu. During this, Himachal Congress in-charge Rajeev Shukla, PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh were also present.

Property worth Rs 8600 crore destroyed due to heavy rains
Private and government property worth more than Rs 8600 crore has been destroyed due to heavy rains in the state. 425 people have died in the current monsoon season. During this period, 2559 houses have been completely damaged, while 10,890 houses have been partially damaged. 318 shops and 5,680 cow sheds have also been destroyed. From June 24 to September 10, there have been 164 incidents of landslides and 72 floods in the state.