Shimla, Aug. 26 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday received a cheque of Rs 27,76,159 from Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh towards the "Aapda Rahat Kosh".

Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board Bhawani Singh Pathania, along with MLAs Ram Kumar, Sanjay Awasthi and Sudarshan Bablu, were also present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, on August 15, CM Sukhu had announced the release of an additional Rs 100 crore for disaster-hit families to provide prompt relief, along with the launch of a Rs 3,000 crore project aimed at disaster mitigation and protecting livelihoods in affected areas, a release had said.

The Chief Minister had expressed concern over the growing impact of g...