'Himachal seeks Rs 200 cr aid from Centre to meet loss in recent floods: CM

The Himachal Pradesh government has requested the Centre for at least Rs 200 crore as financial aid to meet the huge loss caused by the recent floods in the state, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.

Thakur said this while replying to a discussion on recent floods under call attention motion on the second day of the Monsoon Session in the state Assembly.

He said 35 people were killed during the Monsoon rains in the state and the state had to bear a loss of Rs 990 crore as several roads, water, and power supply were damaged.

The state government had already provided Rs 230 crore to different departments and affected districts against the estimated loss of Rs 990.54 crore.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)