Shimla, July 11 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday returned from a tour of flood-ravaged Mandi district and announced that the state has suffered losses worth Rs 800 crore due to the ongoing monsoon devastation.

CM Sukhu urge the Centre to release a special disaster relief package immediately.

Speaking to the media after chairing a high-level meeting with the Revenue Department in Shimla, the Chief Minister urged the BJP MPs from Himachal Pradesh to seek central support for the disaster-hit state.

"We are not visiting disaster-hit regions for political mileage. I went to Mandi because I heard about food shortages in some election-bound areas. I visited homes personally and ensured that ration was delive...