The Centre will send a team to assess the damage caused by the floods in Himachal Pradesh. After a meeting with Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde here on Sunday, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that top level officials from various Ministries and banking representatives will assess the flood damages and assist the State Government in reconstructions and rehabilitation programmes.
“The Union Government will also provide funds to the State Government under various centrally-sponsored schemes. Experts from disaster managements and other expert agencies will assist the State Government in reconstruction programmes for timely completion of all flood related works,” Singh told reporters.
He apprised Shinde about the massive destructions and damages caused due to flash floods and steps taken by State for undertaking rescue and relief operations in time-bound manner.