Dehradun: Natural disaster in the state has estimated loss of more than 5700 crores. The state government has sent the loss report to the Home Ministry and has demanded an economic package. The Public Works Department has suffered the most loss of 1164 crores due to damage to roads due to the disaster.
Secretary Disaster Management Vinod Kumar Suman has written a letter to the Home Ministry for an economic package. The central government should provide special assistance of Rs 5702.15 crores to compensate for the damage caused during this year’s monsoon and to prevent possible damage to infrastructure structures in future.
Secretary Disaster Management informed that due to natural calamity this year, Public Works Department and Public Roads have suffered losses of about Rs. 1163.84 crores, Irrigation Department’s assets Rs. 266.65 crores, Energy Department Rs. 123.17 crores, Health Department’s assets about Rs. 4.57 crores, School Education Department’s assets Rs. 68.28 crores, Higher Education Department’s assets Rs. 9.04 crores, Fisheries Department Rs. 2.55 crores, Rural Development Department Rs. 65.50 crores, Urban Development Rs. 4 crores, Animal Husbandry Department Rs. 23.06 crores and other departmental assets Rs. 213.46 crores. Thus, all the government departments have suffered direct losses of about Rs. 1944.15 crores. A demand of Rs. 1944.15 crores has been made for the reconstruction of these assets. Apart from this, the Central Government has been requested for assistance of Rs 3758.00 crore to save the assets damaged by the disaster, road blockage, populated areas and other infrastructure structures.
79 people died and 90 are missing in the last 5 months due to disaster
Secretary Disaster Management Vinod Kumar Suman said that from April 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025, 79 people have died, 115 people have been injured, and 90 are missing due to natural disaster.
238 concrete and two kutcha houses demolished, 3237 damaged
238 concrete and two kutcha houses were demolished due to the disaster, while 3237 were damaged. Among the damaged houses, there are 2835 concrete and 402 kutcha houses. A total of 3953 small and big animals have died due to the disaster.
Commercial buildings also suffered heavy damage
According to the Secretary Disaster Management, commercial buildings have also suffered heavy damage due to the disaster. A large number of commercial buildings, shops, hotels, homestays, restaurants and other structures have been damaged.
