Shimla, May 27 -- Warning that cloudburst incidents could increasingly hit Uttarakhand and Northeastern states in the future, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed the need for sustainable urbanisation and environmental protection in ecologically fragile hill regions.
The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering after releasing the book "City Limits - The Crisis of Urbanisation", edited by former Deputy Mayor of Municipal Corporation Shimla Tikender Panwar, at Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday evening.
Referring to the increasing frequency of natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh, Sukhu said the state had witnessed two major calamities during the last three years, causing extensive damage to life and property.
He said ...