Stressing the need for having disaster-resilient infrastructure, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said Himachal had suffered losses amounting to Rs 12,500 crore during the 2023 and 2025 devastating monsoons.
The CM on Tuesday, chaired a high level meeting, to review the Resilient Action for Development and Disaster Recovery-Himachal Pradesh (READY-HP). He said that the total outlay of the project is Rs. 2687 crore and described it as a crucial initiative for strengthening disaster resilience in the state.
Sukhu, while referring to the increasing impact of natural calamities, said that the state witnessed 86 cloudbursts, 234 landslides and 121 flash floods between 2023 to 2025 resulting in a loss of over Rs 12,500 crore. He said that Himachal is highly vulnerable to natural calamities as it falls in the young and fragile Himalayan geological region.
Sukhu said that the project aims to restore disaster-affected infrastructure including roads, water supply schemes, power and livelihood projects while ensuring a resilient recovery mechanism across the state.
“The objective of READY-HP is to support resilient disaster recovery and focus on developing resilient public services, promoting livelihood opportunities through initiatives like green panchayats and strengthening risk informed social safety and insurance mechanism,” he stated.
He stressed the need for developing robust infrastructure to support farmers and horticulturists so that their livelihoods remain protected and resilient during natural disasters.
Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
