Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Grappling with unprecedented monsoon devastation, the Himachal Pradesh goverment has relaxed norms under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to speed up the restoration of rural infrastructure and provide employment in disaster-hit regions.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, "The entire state has been declared a 'natural disaster-affected' area, and the government is utilising every possible resource to support people in distress."He said incessant rains, cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have wreaked havoc on agriculture, horticulture, livestock, and rural infrastructure, leaving rural communities vulnerable. To ensure timely relief and rehabilitation, the state has empo...