New Delhi, July 15 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday and apprised him that the state had suffered damages amounting to around Rs 1000 crore due to flash floods and cloudbursts, even as the monsoon had just begun, according to an official release

He informed that precious lives had been lost and key infrastructure including roads, bridges, buildings, irrigation schemes, water supply schemes and electricity supply systems had been severely affected during this disaster.

The Chief Minister requested liberal support from the Central Government for relief and restoration works.

He further said that natural disasters had become a recurring phenomenon since 2023...