Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 17 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday said that the tourism industry in the state has suffered a loss of around Rs 4,000 crores due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking to media, the Chief Minister said that the state government has assessed the loss and is trying to provide relief to the affected people in the industry.

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"Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry in the state has suffered a loss of around Rs 4,000 crores. We have asses the losses and for the revival of the industry, the state government is trying to provide relief to the affected people," he said.

He also wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. (ANI)

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