Shimla, Oct. 15 -- In wake of the repeated disasters in the state, the colleges will provide practical training to effectively handle emergency like situations, said minister of technical education Rajesh Dharmani on Tuesday.

Stressing upon the importance of disaster management in the state, Dharmani, said the students in industrial training institutes, multi-technical, and engineering colleges would be given practical training to effectively handle emergency like situations. He was chairing a review meeting on technical education in Shimla.

He emphasised the role of youth in making Himachal self-reliant through entrepreneurship. The minister said the youth of the state were full of innovative ideas and energy. To encourage entrepreneur...