Shimla, Oct 27 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh suffered losses to the tune of Rs 46,000 crore over the past four years due to natural disasters and the impact of climate change, according to a state human development report released here on Monday.

The 256-page document titled 'Himachal Pradesh Human Development Report 2025: Building the Future in a Climate Impacted World', prepared by the Department of Environment and Science in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was released by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

Around 1,700 people lost their lives in the past five monsoon seasons, the report said.

According to the report, water stress is intensifying with 70 per cent of traditional water sources drying up or under duress due to erratic precipitation, forci

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