Yellow alert for 4 days of rain in Himachal: Advisory not to go around swollen rivers and drains; 145% more rain than normal in July

Rescuing a child and a person trapped in Baddi’s Balad river with the help of JCB

Monsoon continues to be active in Himachal Pradesh after the devastating rains. It is a matter of relief that now there is no red and orange alert. The Meteorological Center Shimla has issued a yellow alert for rain till July 21.

During this, incidents like heavy rain and cloudburst may occur at some places in the plains and medium altitudes. In view of this, the government has appealed to the residents and tourists to exercise caution. Along with this, people have been advised not to go to overflowing rivers, landslide prone areas, waterlogged places and avoid unnecessary travel.

According to the Meteorological Department, the weather is not expected to clear in the state till July 22.

All trains between Shimla-Kalka suspended till August 6

All trains running on the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track have been suspended till August 6. The railway track has been damaged at many places due to heavy rains. In view of this, the Railway Management has taken this decision. And the Una-Amb track has been restored. During the last 24 hours, three trains including Vande Bharat have reached Una.

720 roads closed, more than 800 forms stalled

After heavy rains in the state last week, 720 roads have remained closed for eight days. Due to this, bus services on more than 800 routes have come to a standstill for a week. Due to this, the movement of people is getting badly affected. Due to the closure of the connectivity routes of rural areas, it is also having a bad effect on apple transportation.

Similarly, more than 400 drinking water schemes have also been closed since a week. Due to this, hundreds of people are not getting clean water to drink. Government and private property worth Rs 4638 crore has been destroyed due to the havoc of monsoon in the state. 32 people died and 12 people went missing in the disaster caused by heavy rains.

Highest rainfall of 762 mm in Sirmaur

From July 1 to 17, Sirmaur has received maximum rainfall of 762.3 mm in the state, while the normal rainfall during this period is 230.5 mm. Solan 559 MM, Bilaspur 399.5 MM, Chamba 300 MM, Hamirpur 366 MM, Kangra 427 MM, Kinnaur 154.9 MM, Kullu 349 MM, Lahaul Spiti 148 MM, Mandi 388 MM, Shimla 385 MM and Una 359.5 MM of rain It’s over

Large rocks fell on the dozer removing debris in six miles of Mandi

Cloud burst in Rohru in last 24 hours

During the last 24 hours, incidents of cloudburst were reported in Raisan and Kharahal of Kullu. Due to this one youth was killed, three were injured and more than a dozen vehicles were damaged. On the other hand, in six miles of Mandi, big rocks fell on the dozer which was removing debris from the road. It is a matter of honor that no one lost his life in this accident and the people present on the spot including the dozer operator saved their lives by running away.

school closed till 19th in theog sub division

Due to the closure of roads after heavy rains, SDM Theog has declared holidays in all private and government schools till July 19.