Shimla, Feb. 22 -- The Himachal Pradesh government will approach the Centre seeking special relief for the provision of land for Bhakra displaced persons and landless individuals.

A decision in this regard was taken during the meeting of the District Planning, Development and 20-Point Programme Review Committee held in Bilaspur that was chaired by Rajesh Dharmani, minister for town and country planning, housing, technical education, vocational, and industrial training.

Rising above party lines, the proposal received unanimous support from BJP MLAs -- Naina Devi MLA Randhir Sharma, Jhanduta MLA Jeet Ram Katwal, Bilaspur MLA Trilok Jamwal, and other government and non-government members who were present at the meeting.

"As the district l...