A total of 87 roads have been closed in Himachal Pradesh due to cyclones, flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains over the past week. Rescue operations involving JCB aircraft, teams of Army, NDRF, SDRF, ITBP, CISF and Himachal Pradesh Police are on.
The death toll due to heavy rains in three districts of Himachal Pradesh rose to 13 on Sunday after four bodies were recovered from Mandi and Shimla districts. More than 40 people are still missing after heavy rains hit Nirmand, Sainji, Malana, Mendi, Padar and Shimla districts of Rampur on the night of July 31, according to official sources. Rescue teams are intensifying the search operation by using additional vehicles. A group of sniffer dogs, drones and other equipment, officials told news agency PTI.
Himachal Pradesh suffered a loss of Rs 662 crore from the onset of monsoon from June 27 to August 4. The disaster left a trail of devastation, claiming lives and destroying infrastructure across the state. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh said the damage since June 27 included significant damage to infrastructure and other assets.
As search operations continued, three villages on the Shimla-Kullu border — Samaj, Tara Sarda and Kushwah — remained without power due to floods and road damage on Wednesday evening, according to residents. Officials told PTI that 410 rescuers from the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Assam State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF) and Himachal Pradesh Police. he said. And the militia hunted.
On Sunday, former Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur visited Samaj village, took stock of the situation and met those affected by the disaster. Earlier, the state government on Friday announced an immediate compensation of Rs. 50,000 back and rent for the next 3 months is Rs 5,000 along with petrol, food and other essentials.
A total of 87 roads have been closed in Himachal Pradesh due to rains, flash floods and landslides. The local meteorological department has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain, thunder and lightning at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh till August 8 (Thursday). The Met Office also warned of landslides and flooding in areas prone to landslides and flooding, as well as strong winds causing damage to gardens and crops, vulnerable buildings and sheds, and flooding in low-lying areas.
41 transformers and 66 water supply systems were disrupted. In the state, Hamirpur received the highest rainfall since Friday evening at 54 mm, followed by Bersinah and Dharamshala at 19 mm, Neri at 11 mm, Kangra at 9.7 mm, Kokumsali at 9.6 mm, Sundarnagar at 8.1 mm and Manali and Chambar 6 mm each and Bajavara 5 mm. Kokumsali, Lahore and Spiti had the coldest nights with a minimum temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius, while Una had the hottest days with a maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius.
