Congress Urges PM Modi To Declare Himachal A Disaster-Hit State
NDTV
Himachal Pradesh Rain: According to official, a total of 12 bodies have been recovered, and today we have recovered four bodies.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Chief Pratibha Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday asked for help from the Central Government for the state, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should declare the hilly state a disaster-hit one and should start restoration work.
Expressing grief over the massive landslides and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress MP said, "The Prime Minister should declare Himachal Pradesh a disaster-hit state and should start restoration work here. I express my condolence to those who have lost their loved ones. We stand with them in this time of pain and sorrow."
Aditya Negi, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, told ANI that multiple security teams are working together and are aiming to finish the rescue mission by tonight.
