SHIMLA-28^th August, 2025

On directions of CM, five patients evacuated immediately from Stingri to Kullu

On the direction of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Kullu district administration evacuated five patients from Stingri in Lahaul-Spiti today to district hospital Kullu for providing them immediate medical care. After receiving the information, he immediately instructed the Kullu district administration to arrange an airlift for Alka, Puran Singh, Aayush, Riyansh, and his mother Sanjita, and all of them have been admitted to the district hospital, Kullu. The Chief Minister has directed doctors to provide them best possible medical care.

This is not the first time the Chief Minister has intervened in such situations. On several earlier occasions, he has ensured airlift of patients and other individuals in distress from remote and inaccessible regions for timely treatment. Along-with the evacuation, essential commodities were also airlifted to Lahaul-Spiti on his directions to prevent scarcity of supplies in the region. This step became necessary as road connectivity to the district has been severely disrupted, with several stretches washed away.

Reviewing the broader situation caused by incessant rainfall, the Chief Minister, while on his way to Bihar, spoke with the Chief Secretary and senior administrative officers to assess the ongoing rescue and relief operations in disaster-hit areas of the State. He also gave necessary instructions to the administrative officers. The monsoon has already caused extensive damage across Himachal Pradesh, badly affecting road networks and water supply schemes. In the past 72 hours alone, torrential rains have wreaked havoc on the Kiratpur-Manali-Leh highway, washing away significant portions of the road.

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CM mourns loss to human lives in Chamba district

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed deep grief over the loss of human lives in Chamba district due to incessant rains during the last 72 hours. He said that the state government firmly stands with the bereaved families during this hour of grief and added that all best possible assistance would be provided to the affected families.

He prayed to the Almighty to give peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss.

Meanwhile, Sh. Sukhu has directed the district administration Chamba to restore the road connectivity in the disaster-hit areas on priority so that people may not suffer further due to landslides, flash floods etc. He also instructed to repair the water supply schemes in the affected areas immediately. He said that essential commodities must be made available in the disaster-hit areas so that people do not face any shortage of these items.

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Situation under control, all Manimahesh pilgrims safe: Chief Secretary

Reviews disaster relief operations

Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena while reviewing the meeting to assess the ongoing monsoon peril in the State, particularly in Chamba, Kullu, and Lahaul-Spiti districts, which have been badly affected by heavy rains, cloudbursts and landslides during the past few days appealed to the people not to believe in any type of rumors and only believe the official information.

As per reports all the pilgrims are safe in Chamba district and the situation is under control as the district administration has been keeping a close watch on the situation 24X7. Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police are stationed in Bharmour are taking all necessary measures to restore normalcy in the area with the support of the local administration. telephone connectivity has been restored in Chamba town and is expected to be restored in the tribal belt of Bharmour soon.

This was stated by Chief Secretary said that at present the main focus was to evacuate nearly 3,000 Yatris, who were on the way to Manimahesh pilgrimage and have been stranded at Bharmour. All possible measures were being taken to ensure their safety besides providing boarding and lodging. The Chief Secretary said that as per reports, around 10,000 people were stranded in Chamba town because of massive landslides between Bagga and Durgathi areas on the Chamba–Bharmour road. If need arises, rations and other necessary items will be airlifted to Bharmour.

Shri Saxena directed the local administration to persuade and appeal to the pilgrims who were gathered in Chamba town to return to their home, as restoration of roads will take some time and was not possible at present due to heavy landslides. He informed that the Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha, Kuldeep Pathania and Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh will visit Chamba tomorrow morning, while the Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi was already on their way to Chamba. He also directed the DGP, HP Police, Secretaries of HPPWD and HPSEBL, and Deputy Director General of department of telecommunications (DoT) to station sufficient officers and staff in Chamba and Bharmour to restore normalcy at the earliest. Apart from this Divisional Commissioner, Kangra and two senior police officers have been asked to rush to Chamba.

The Chief Secretary also reviewed the situation in Kullu and Lahaul Spiti and directed the concerned district administration to take every possible measure to restore normalcy.

The meeting was attended by DGP Ashok Tiwari, ACS (Home) K.K. Pant, Secretary to Chief Minister Rakesh Kanwar also attended the meeting amongst other senior officers from various departments.