Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi presided over a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on disaster management and rehabilitation to assess emergency relief measures following recent cloudbursts and flash floods across the state. The meeting focused on restoring critical infrastructure, including road repairs, re-construction of bridges and revival of water supply schemes in the disaster affected areas.
The committee approved the strengthening of an Early Warning System (EWS) for disaster management. This system will provide real-time monitoring, forecasting, and alerts to help communities and authorities take preventive actions, thereby minimizing disaster impact.
To enhance rapid response during disasters, the committee decided to hire a chopper for rescue and rehabilitation operations ensuring speedy execution of operations. Yet in another meeting, the cabinet sub-committee presided over by Jagat Singh Negi discussed the regularization of land for small and marginal farmers. The cabinet sub-committee approved to appeal in the Supreme Court regarding FCA concession to the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, Town & Country Planning Minister Rajesh Dharmani, Additional Chief Secretary Revenue Kamlesh Kumar Pant, Special Secretary Revenue-Disaster DC Rana and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.