Heavy rain causes flash floods, landslides and road blockages in HP
According to the state emergency operations centre (SEOC), 289 roads across Himachal remained closed, with the highest 193 roads disrupted in the flood-hit Mandi district.
The Chandigarh-Manali highway was also blocked near Pandoh in the morning hours but was later reopened. A portion of the highway also caved in at Kainchi Mod near Pandoh. This patch of the highway was washed away in the 2023 floods and was rebuilt recently.
The Mandi-Rewalsar and Jogindernagar-Dharampur roads were also blocked due to landslides. The Aut to Jalori Jot national highway 305 was also disrupted at Nimla due to a landslide. Three vehicles parked in the area were damaged after being struck by boulders.
A landslide blocked the Nakrod-Chanju road in the Churah sub-division Wednesday morning. Fortunately, there were no vehicles on the road when the landslide struck.
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However, two shops were damaged due to falling rocks.
Rivers and rivulets were in spate as flash floods were also reported from Kullu and Mandi districts.
In Mandi, a flash flood struck a rivulet that flows near the Prashar Lake. A flooded Beas river sparked fear among residents of Bangh village near Manali as it started flowing above the danger mark.
Manali MLA Bhuvneshwar Gaur and Kullu deputy commissioner Torul S Raveesh visited Bangh, Palchan, and Kalath to take stock of the situation.
The flood gates of Larji, Pandoh, and Bhakra dams were opened as the water and silt levels increased in the Beas and Satluj rivers.
Also, 345 transformers remained non-functional – 188 in Chamba district alone, followed by 108 in Kullu district, 45 in Mandi, and five in Kangra district.
As per the SEOC, 254 water supply schemes were also not working in the state – 134 in Kangra district, 62 in Chamba and 58 in Mandi district.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, has issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall on July 31 in Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla districts.
170 dead, losses near 1.6K crore (BOX)
The death toll due to the monsoon disaster in Himachal Pradesh stood at 170 on Wednesday, even as the total loss incurred so far reached Rs 1599.81 crore. According to the state emergency operations centre, the highest number of 35 people had died in Mandi district since the onset of the monsoon on June 20. A maximum of 25 people died in flash floods.
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