Shimla
The weather in the state will give some relief for 3 days from Wednesday, because no alert has been issued for these 3 days, but there may be light rain, but from 26 July the weather will again show a harsh attitude, because after this a yellow alert has been issued for the next 3 days.
Many areas of the state, including Shimla, the capital, had rain on Tuesday. While Sundernagar recorded 10 mm, Bhuntar 2 mm, Kalpa 0.9 mm, Dharamshala 8 mm, Keylong 7 mm, Solan 7.4 mm, Manali 13 mm, Kangra 1 mm, Mandi 6 mm, Bilaspur 0.5 mm, Chamba 1 mm, Jubbarhatti 10 mm, Kufri 1.5 mm, Kukumseri 4.5 mm, Narkanda 7.5 mm, Rekong Peo 0.5 mm, Neri 14 mm, and Bajaura recorded 5 mm of rain intermittently. Shimla had a high temperature of 19.6 degrees, while Una recorded 31.4 degrees.
However, Tuesday afternoon’s intense rainfall caused the state’s Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti to overflow. Debris got into a lot of homes in Khurikh village in Spiti because of unexpected floods. People yelled and fled their homes during this time. Following intense rains, the Yulang Nala of Leo Kanda in Kinnaur was also inundated.
Fortunately, no lives were lost. However, large stones fell on a pickup yesterday night in Nithar of Kullu. This resulted in two people suffering serious injuries. Both have been admitted to Khaneri Hospital in Rampur. Vikrant and Rajesh have been recognized as the injured. Rivers and streams are overflowing in Himachal after intense rains. In such a situation, additional water is being released into the Sutlej River from Nathpa-Jhakri, Kadcham and Koldam. Due to this, the water level of the Sutlej River has increased by 4 to 5 meters. After the rain in Kullu region, the water level in the Beas river has also increased.
The water level here is at about 2920 feet, whereas the danger level in the Pandoh Dam, which was constructed close to Mandi, is 2941 feet. Under such circumstances, the Pandoh Dam releases 42,000 cubic feet of water into the Beas River. The authorities and the Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) have now warned residents of the lower areas to avoid the river. Punjab has also received an alert.
Conversely, Tuesday afternoon saw the reopening of the Chandigarh-Manali four-lane, which had been blocked for two days. Over 400 automobiles that were trapped here were removed as the four-lane was opened. But because of the frequent stonefall, little cars have been forced to choose a different path.
Three national highways and 375 connected roads were still shut as of Tuesday night. A flash flood has forced the closure of NH 505 in the Lahaul-Spiti district. Both NH-707 and NH-70 Mandi-Kotli are closed in Sirmaur and Mandi districts, respectively. All three national highways are being opened by both labor and machinery. With 254 closed connecting roads, Mandi district has the most, followed by Kullu district with 78 closed connecting roads. Additionally, 324 drinking water systems and 326 electricity transformers are not functioning properly. Employees are working to restore them.
In the 32 days since the start of the monsoon season on June 20, 135 people have died, 224 have been wounded, and 34 remain unaccounted for. Mandi district has the most number of missing persons (26). As of right now, 797 homes have sustained partial damage, while 397 homes, 277 stores, and 1037 cowsheds have been totally demolished. An estimated Rs 1247 crore has been lost in property. Mandi has sustained the most damage. There have been 23 cloudburst incidences, 36 flash floods, and 24 landslides reported in the state thus far. In Mandi, there have been four landslide occurrences, eleven flash floods, and fifteen cloudburst incidents.
