Shimla, Aug. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly today discussed at length the grim situation created by heavy rains and natural calamity in Chamba, Kangra and Kullu districts.
Replying to a debate under Rule 62, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said the government's foremost priority is to rescue pilgrims stranded on the Manimahesh Yatra route in Chamba and restore mobile networks in the affected areas to establish contact with those trapped.
The issue was raised earlier by Chamba Congress MLA Neeraj Nayar, Churah BJP MLA Dr Hans Raj and Dalhousie BJP MLA D S Thakur, who demanded urgent and large-scale measures to deal with the situation.
Negi said that during the past 72 hours, Chamba, Kangra and Kullu have been the worst affected. Ho...