Shimla, Aug. 27 -- The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, said that he has called a high-power meeting in the Assembly complex on Thursday as the flood and rain situation in the state had worsened over the past few days, with Chamba and Kullu among the worst-affected districts, and connectivity snapped in several areas.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said, "I have called a high-power meeting on Thursday in the Assembly complex with senior officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the state PWD chief secretary, the PWD minister, and the Director General of Police".

"We will review the current damage situation across Himachal Pradesh and issue directions to NHAI",...