In order to support the affected people of the state, the union government has already released the first instalment of Central share of Rs. 198.80 crore to Himachal Pradesh from State Disaster Response Fund
The union home minister, Amit Shah, on Sunday directed the formation of a multi-sectoral central team in view of the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh.
In a meeting chaired by the union home minister, it was observed that the state has witnessed an increase in the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and torrential rainfall, causing widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructure, livelihoods and environmental degradation in the state.
Union home minister Amit Shah immediately ordered to constitute a multi-sectoral Central Team comprising experts from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, Geologist, and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore.
Further, in the wake of the flood, flash floods and landslides during South West monsoon 2025 in different parts of Himachal Pradesh, Central Government has already deputed an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in advance, without waiting for their memorandum, for on-the-spot first-hand assessment of the damages. The IMCT is visiting the affected areas of the State from 18-21 July 2025.
The home minister said that the central government stands firmly with the states in times of disasters without any discrimination. In this direction, a high-level committee chaired by Shri Amit Shah has already approved an outlay of ₹2006.40 crore to Himachal Pradesh for recovery and reconstruction in areas affected by disasters like floods, landslides and cloudbursts for the year 2023, and has also released first instalment of Rs. 451.44 crore on earlier this month.
Further, in order to support the affected people of the state, the union government has already released the first instalment of Central share of Rs. 198.80 crore to Himachal Pradesh from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) on 18 June 2025, for relief measures of immediate nature.
The union government has also provided all logistic assistance to all states, including Himachal Pradesh, including deployment of requisite National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, Army teams and Air Force support. A total of 13 teams of NDRF are deployed in the state for rescue and relief operations.
