As part of the support for post-disaster recovery in Himachal Pradesh, the central government has sanctioned \u20b92,006.40 crore for the reconstruction and rehabilitation in July-August, 2023, floods, landslides and cloudbursts. The aid will be given from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and was agreed by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Union Government approved a \u20b92,006.40 crore recovery plan, under NDRF, for Himachal to recover from the severe natural disasters that occurred during the July-August 2023 period that resulted in loss of more than 550 lives and significant infrastructure damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sanctioned Amount<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u20b92,006.40 crore, of which \u20b91,504.80 crore is the Centre’s portion, from the Recovery and Reconstruction funding window of the NDRF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 To carry out recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in the affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Rebuild damaged infrastructure, provide resettle to victims and improve resilience against disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member\/Committee members include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Union Finance Minister<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Union Minister of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog<\/p>\n\n\n\n Background & Importance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 2023 Season Monsoon Disaster in Himachal<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Heavy amount of rain resulted in landslides, floods & cloudbursts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 More than 550 fatalities, infrastructure suffering massive scale damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Congress led state government made a formal plea for \u20b99,042 crore under the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As part of the support for post-disaster recovery in Himachal Pradesh, the central government has sanctioned \u20b92,006.40 crore for the reconstruction and rehabilitation in July-August, 2023, floods, landslides and cloudbursts. 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