Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 17 developmental projects worth Rs 42 crores at Palampur in Kangra district on Tuesday.
Illegal mining is now a non-bailable offence in Kangra district, the development coming nearly three weeks after a portion of the colonial-era railway bridge over the Chakki rivulet collapsed on August 20 following a flash flood. The mishap was attributed to the mining menace.
Himachal Pradesh weather update: Deputy director of IMD Himachal Pradesh Bui Lal said that during the past 24 hours most parts of the state received heavy rainfall and this will continue in the region.
Chief Minister (CM) Jai Ram Thakur today visited the Indrunag temple area in Dharamsala that was hit by flash floods caused by a cloudburst yesterday. He assured the affected persons all help to tide over the crisis.
Thirteen shops were damaged in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in the Indrunag temple area of Dharamsala today. Locals noticed a sudden rise in the water level in a nullah following the cloudburst. They said that they heard a loud sound and soon flood water along with debris from the nullah e