Himachal CM Sukhu reaches Chamba, says scale of destruction much higher this year

Bharmour MLA also reached to affected people and assured them of food and safety

- ASHWANI SHARMA

SHIMLA: Even as the government on Saturday has stepped up its efforts to save lives of thousands of pilgrims stranded at Bharmour and other parts of Chamba after relentless rains and landslides, reports reaching Shimla said over 5,000 pilgrims still await evacuation and safe return from the disaster-hit Chamba district, bordering the Kishtwar and Doda areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who reached Pathankot during the day and flew to Chamba and reviewed the situation with top officials, said the scale of the destruction as a result of natural calamities and monsoon disasters is much higher than the 2023 incidents.