Shimla, Aug. 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly's Monsoon Session will feature 12 consecutive sittings, which will be the longest duration since the ninth Vidhan Sabha, in view of the recent large-scale monsoon disaster, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters after a high-level security review meeting, and later to ANI, Pathania said the extended session, beginning August 18 and ending September 2, was designed to allow deeper deliberations on balancing infrastructure development with ecological safety in the wake of widespread rain-induced destruction across the state.

"Keeping in mind the massive damage from floods and rains, we have decided on a longer session with 12 sittings so that conse...