Shimla, March 19 (IANS) For mitigating the hardships faced by the snow-bound people in Himachal Pradesh, the 80-year-old chief minister has grounded his plans for flying to the national capital.
Driving at their convenience, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh informed the assembly on Thursday that he now travels by road to Delhi, leaving his official chopper for them.
Replying to a question of Congress member Ravi Thakur, the chief minister said the chooper has been deployed for airlifting people in snow-struck Pangi, Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts.
"It's used for airlifting stranded locals during emergency. I am using the helicopter only in case of an emergency," he added.
He said 24 helicopter sorties were undertaken this winter in Lahaul-Spiti district in which 606 people, including 20 patients, were airlifted till February 15.
The chief minister said priority to undertake a sortie is given for emergency evacuation of patients.
Thakur demanded that a special helicopter should be deployed for evacuating people in Lahaul-Spiti district only.
The Lahaul and Spiti valleys in Lahaul-Spiti and Pangi in Chamba district remain cut off for at least five months from December owing to heavy snowfall.
The road connectivity reopens once the snow starts thawing after mid-April.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is in a lot of discussions these days. He is in the dock after Team India's defe
Five years have passed since the clash between the armies of India and China in the Galwan Valley
Two more parties of the coalition government of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan withdrew suppo
The next 3 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are going to be very special and busy. PM Modi is
AICTE committee's decision: Environmental studies mandatory for engineering students
Environmental education will be mandatory in all engineering colleges of the country from the com
Today is the twelfth day of the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinians. This war is beco
The incidence of corona virus infection in India is increasing steadily. The third phase of the l
Ever since Virat Kohli scored 122 runs in the opening match against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup,
Because of the defense challenges of the country, the army has intensified the preparations. Army
Russia has fired 4,700 more missiles at Ukraine since February, claims President Volodymyr Zelensky
The war between Russia and Ukraine is going on for 10 months. Russia launched its first attack on
