He announced that Rs four lakh each would be provided to the families of the deceased and financial help would
be given to the people whose houses had been damaged in this natural calamity for construction of houses.
Rescue operations were still underway in Boh valley following a landslide in which one person died and nine others are still feared trapped beneath the debris till the evening.
The Chief Minister took stock of the losses suffered due to flash flood on July 12 and also met the affected families of the area. He directed the Kangra District Administration to take up the relief and rehabilitation work on war-footings in the affected area.
Thakur said that a team of NDRF is coordinating with the District Administration in rescue and relief works and all out efforts are being made to trace the missing persons.
He also talked telephonically to DC Sirmaur Ram Gautam and enquired about the efforts being made by the NDRF and District Administration to rescue the persons who got stranded on the island in Giri river in Paonta Sahib sub-division of Sirmaur district on Monday.
Notably, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on Monday that the situation caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh was being closely monitored with central authorities working in coordination with the .
The Met Department has forecast heavy rainfall may likely continue in Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts in the next 24 hours.