Himachal cabinet meeting today, many issues will be discussed

Tue Aug 11 10:08:32 IST 2020

Shimla: Coronavirus has affected many sections of the country. Various efforts are being made to deal with this, but so far no successful results have been revealed. Meanwhile, the meeting of Himachal Cabinet will be held at 10 am in the state guest house Peterhof Shimla on Tuesday. In this, presentations related to Finance and Health Department will be given.

It is proposed to bring the economic situation in the state on the line.

Along with this, there will be discussion about the increasing cases of COVID-19 virus, how to control it. Energy minister Sukhram Chaudhary is COVID-19 positive. After the Minister of Education Govind Singh Thakur, now the Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania has also been quarantined. However, ministers can connect through video conferencing. Several issues can be discussed in this meeting.

Meanwhile, 89 new corona patients have arrived in the state on Monday. 31 people have been found infected in Solan, 20 in Mandi and 15 in Sirmaur, Shimla 3, Kullu 2, Kinnaur 2, Bilaspur 1, Hamirpur 9, and 5 in Kangra. In the newly arrived cases, 88 people have come positive across the state including Sports Assistant Rakesh Pathania's personal assistant from Noorpur, Commandant of Jungleberry Battalion and DSP Paonta. Corona killed two people in a single day. The elderly (70) of Jawahar Nagar in Mandi succumbed at around 3 pm on Sunday, while the middle man of Nalagarh died in IGMC Shimla. Due to these growing matters, these issues will also be discussed in the meeting, so that it can be controlled.