Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday and urged him to extend financial assistance for the restoration of water supply and irrigation projects damaged during heavy rains in the state. He apprised the Union minister about the unprecedented loss suffered by the state due to heavy rains, cloudbursts and flash floods. Agnihotri said that the damage to the Jal Shakti Department was pegged at around Rs 1,630 crore.