Shimla, Aug. 2 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on the Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav at New Delhi on Friday evening, urging relaxation in forest norms for rehabilitation of disaster-affected families.

He apprised the Union Minister about the losses incurred by the state due to recent cloudbursts and heavy rains. He added that heavy losses occurred to buildings and infrastructure, roads, bridges, water supply schemes, and residential properties, besides losses to precious human lives during the current monsoons.

Sukhu urged the Union Minister to allow the allocation of one bigha of land for the rehabilitation of disaster-affected families, who have been rendered ...