NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, AUG 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday to take stock of the situation arising due to a landslide, in which over 40 people are feared buried under the debris, officials said.
PM @narendramodi spoke to Himachal Pradesh CM @jairamthakurbjp regarding the situation in the wake of the landslide in Kinnaur. PM assured all possible support in the ongoing rescue operations.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 11, 2021
Himachal Pradesh landslide updates: Over 40 feared dead in Kinnaur pic.twitter.com/frEPTx1Rwz
— PB-SHABD (@PBSHABD) August 11, 2021
Uttarakhand: National Highway 58 (Rishikesh-Srinagar) near Tota Ghati has been closed after boulders roll downhill due to landslide.
Vehicular movement is on halt.
(Video: ANI) pic.twitter.com/W6gcsojnrt
— PB-SHABD (@PBSHABD) August 10, 2021
The home minister also directed the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to provide all assistance to the Himachal Pradesh government in rescue and relief operations.
Shah spoke to the Himachal Pradesh chief minister to enquire about the landslide in the state, an official from the ministry said.
He assured him of all possible help from the central government to deal with the situation.
Over 40 people are feared buried under the debris of a major landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday.
Several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers, are buried under the debris.
