Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that the state will be contributing a total amount of Rs 5 crore to the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Chief Minister Khattar said that the state government is providing “all possible help”, both financially and medically to those who have been adversely affected due to heavy rainfall in the past. While addressing a press conference held in Chandigarh yesterday, CM Khattar said, “Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall received in most of the parts of Haryana as well as in the neighbouring states for three consecutive days, from 8 to 10 July that has triggered flood-like situation in the state, throwing normal life out of gear and causing unfortunate loss of lives, animals and extensive damage to properties and infrastructure.”
According to the Chief Minister between 8 and 12 July, Haryana received 110 mm of rainfall, which is 387 percent of the normal of 28.4 mm. The normal rate of rainfall in Yamunanagar is 32.8 mm, 32.9 mm in Kurukshetra, 53 mm in Panchkula and 58.5 mm in Ambala—this time the four districts received 842, 814, 699 and 514 percent of their normal rainfall respectively. “As a result, almost all rivers in Haryana: Yamuna, Markanda, Tangari, Ghaggar, and Saraswati overflowed.
