SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Aug. 4 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
·Commends department's prompt action in providing relief to public
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri today said that nearly 95 water supply schemes affected due to recent torrential rains and flash floods had been temporarily restored in the state, bringing a big relief to the general public. He said that 5,805 water supply schemes were affected due to the disaster and out of them 5,440 had been restored temporarily.
He stated that the state had a total of 10,067 water supply schemes, including 3,210 lift schemes, 335 tube wells, and 6,522 gravity-based schemes. The heavy r...