In less than three years, more than 9,500 polyhouses have replaced ‘terraces’ on nearly 100 hectares of cultivable land on the slopes of Himachal Pradesh.
The state government has demanded Rs 991 crore from the Central Government as compensation for the loss caused by floods and heavy rain during this year’s monsoon.
A six-member Central Government team will start its visit to Himachal tomorrow for assessing the damage to public property due to the monsoon this year.
The recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Sikkim, which claimed more than 100 lives, was different from most temblors that had rocked the Himalayan region.
To meet the drinking water needs of Dehra, Khundian, Jaisinghpur and Palampur, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday commissioned Himachal’s biggest rural drinking water supply augmentation
Dharamsala: After getting a share of 7.19 per cent in power generated by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on account of areas of Punjab merged with Himachal, the state will now also claim it
Though the government is patting its back for getting a 135 sq km area in the Chhota Bhangal area excluded from the Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuary, farmers of the area are still far from satisfied.
Dharamsala: The state government would consider action against mining officials of Kangra district for failing to check illegal mining in the Beas and the Chaki rivers.
