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Congress urges Centre to declare Himachal calamity a national disaster
Updated On: 23 August, 2023 04:16 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Congress on Wednesday demanded that the central government announce a Rs 10,000 crore special package for Himachal Pradesh and declare the devastation there due to rains as a `national disaster`
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Commuters walk by the debris that has blocked the Chandigarh-Manali highway after a landslide, near Mandi. PTI Photo
The Congress on Wednesday demanded that the central government announce a Rs 10,000 crore special package for Himachal Pradesh and declare the devastation there due to rains as a `national disaster`, PTI reported.
Congress leader and in-charge for Himachal Pradesh, Rajeev Shukla also urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to allow all MPs, in both the Houses of Parliament, to provide relief to the hill state out of the MP Local Area Development Fund.
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