Himachal Climate: Heavy rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh as 135 roads remained closed in the state due to landslides and flash floods. Reports of damage due to heavy rains, landslides and flash floods have poured in from Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba and Sirmaur districts but no casualties were reported. Lahaul and Spiti police have issued an advisory for residents and travellers to take extra care and not cross Jahalman nallah where water level is rising rapidly. The regional weather office has also issued an “orange” alert, warning of heavy rains at isolated places in five districts of Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Saturday and a “yellow” alert for heavy rains across the state till August 16.
Heavy rains lashed parts of the state with Nahan in Sirmaur recording the highest rainfall of 168.3 mm since Friday evening, followed by 106.4 mm in Sandhole, 93.2 mm in Nagrota Surian, 67 mm in Dhaulakuan, 62.2 mm in Jubbarhatti and 45.6 mm in Kandaghat. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, 135 roads, including 42 in Sirmaur, 37 in Kullu, 29 in Mandi, 17 in Shimla, five in Kangra, four in Kinnaur, one each in Lahaul and Spiti district, are closed, while 24 power and 56 water supply schemes have been disrupted due to the rains. The MeT department has also warned of a risk of low to moderate flash floods in isolated parts of Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur and Shimla districts till Sunday morning. The Met department has warned of the possibility of damage to plantations, crops, vulnerable structures and ‘kutcha’ houses due to strong winds and waterlogging in low-lying areas.
Meanwhile, rescue operations to trace around 30 people who went missing following flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla district on July 31 midnight continued on Saturday but there was no major success. So far, 28 bodies have been recovered in this tragedy, officials said. In view of an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains in Hamirpur district on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner Amarjit Singh appealed to residents to take precautions and avoid going near rivers and streams.
He also asked people not to take shelter under trees in bad weather and to maintain a safe distance from electric wires. More than 100 people have died in rain-related incidents and the state has suffered losses of around Rs 842 crore between June 27 and August 9, the officials added. The rainfall deficit in the state during the monsoon that began on June 1 stood at 28 per cent till August 10, with Himachal Pradesh receiving 328.8 mm of rain against an average of 455.5 mm. Kukumseri in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti was cooler at night, recording a minimum of 13.2 degrees Celsius, while Una was hotter during the day, recording a maximum of 33.7 degrees Celsius.
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