Dharamshala, July 8 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday said that disasters pose the biggest challenges for the future and finding a way to combat the adverse effects of climate change was a pressing concern for humanity.

While presiding over the ninth meeting of the state disaster management authority, the chief minister expressed concern over the rising incidents of cloudbursts in the state and said that the matter was also raised with the Union home minister.

The chief minister said that over the past few days Mandi district recorded 123% excess rains, causing widespread devastation in the district, whereas, Shimla district got 105% excess rainfall. He said that recently 19 cloud bursts have occurred causing signi...