Many areas of Himachal Pradesh received heavy rains, causing landslides in many areas. The local Meteorological Department on Friday issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at different places on 22, 23, 25 and 26 June. Traffic was affected due to landslides on Dharamshala-Chaar-Gaggal route. The officials are currently engaged in the work of cleaning the road.In addition, a part of the Tony-Hatkoti road in the upper Shimla region was also damaged due to landslides.
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Officials said that traffic has been disrupted on Dharamshala-Chhatro-Gagal route due to landslides and the work of restarting the road is going on. At the same time, a part of the Tauni-Hatkoti road in Upper Shimla region has also been damaged due to landslides. Reports of waterlogging have also come to light in the martyr Inder Singh Middle School of Pandoh, which led to the students faced trouble.
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for extreme heavy rains and Yellow alert for Tuesday at some places for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The maximum rainfall in the state was recorded at 84.7 mm in Nahan, followed by 35 mm in Pandoh, 26.3 mm in Slapper, 20.5 mm in Sarahan, 19.8 mm in Paonta Sahib, 19 mm in Jogindernagar, 17.2 mm in Pachhad, 15.6 mm in Rampur and 15 mm in Rampur and 15 mm.
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Sundernagar, Shimla and Kangra rained with thunderstorms, while Bajaura lasted strong winds at a speed of 37 km per hour. The Meteorological Department has warned that heavy rains in the middle and lower mountainous areas may cause landslides, mud collapsing, waterlogging in lower areas, partial damage to weak structures, vehicles slipping and disrupting visibility on slippery roads. According to the forecast, the circumstances are favorable for the southwest monsoon to move forward in some parts of Himachal Pradesh in the next two to three days.
