India, Aug. 2 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi urging him to allocate one bigha of land for the rehabilitation of disaster-affected families who have been rendered homeless and landless.

During the meeting on Friday evening, the chief minister apprised the Union minister of the extensive losses incurred by the state due to recent cloudbursts and heavy rains. He highlighted damage to buildings, infrastructure, roads, bridges, water supply schemes, and residential properties, as well as the loss of lives this monsoon.

With 68% of the state under forest cover, Sukhu emphasised the need to relax forest norms to facilitate the rehabilitat...