Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday took cognizance of more than half a dozen issues raised by MLAs about problems faced by people in their respective constituencies and referred those matters to the departments concerned for necessary action.

The issues were raised during Zero Hour of the ongoing Winter Session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly.

Raising the matter of severe fuel-wood shortage in her constituency, Lahaul & Spiti MLA Anuradha Rana said the region, almost entirely snow-covered and often described as a “snow desert”, has been facing acute hardship due to the unavailability of fuel-wood at government depots. She said the 2025 natural disaster severely affected forest availability and supply chains, leaving residents with no option during the peak winter, and urged t

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