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Time of India
33 minutes ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 5 dead, 16 missing in Mandi; over 400 roads closed across state
Cloudbursts and flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rains battered Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, leaving five people dead, five injured and 16 missing, officials said on Tuesday. The state witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, four flash floods and a major landslide on Tuesday, most of them in Mandi district, disrupting normal life. Mandi received extensively high rainfall of 253.8 mm since Monday evening. The MeT office has issued an 'orange' warning for heavy to very heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in three districts of Kangra, Solan and Sirmaur on Wednesday, and four districts of Una, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi on Saturday. A total of 406 roads are closed in the state following rains, out of which 248 are in Mandi district alone where 994 transformers have also been disrupted, according to the state emergency operation centre (SEOC). Live Events Twenty four houses, 12 cattle sheds, one bridge and several roads have been damaged, 30 cattle perished and efforts are on to rescue nine stranded people in Mandi district, the officials said. A total of 332 people, including 278 in Mandi, 51 in Hamirpur and three in Chamba, have been rescued, the SEOC said. In Mandi district, cloudbursts were reported in four places in Gohar, three in Karsog, two in Dharampur and one place in Thunag. Two deaths were reported in Bada and one in Talwara, both in Gohar area, one in old Bazaar in Karsog while one body was recovered at Neri-Kotla in Jogindernagar. Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, Apoorv Devgan said that several people have been rescued and shifted to safe places as cloudbursts and flash floods following heavy rains caused extensive damage at some places in the district. Two teams each of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) along with police and home guards are engaged in search and rescue operations in the district. All the rivers and streams in the district are in full spate and over 1.5 lakh cusecs of water has been released from the Pandoh Dam over Beas river. The water was released after the water level of Pandoh Dam reached 2,922 feet against the danger mark of 2,941 feet. The Chandigarh-Manali four-lane road is currently blocked at multiple locations, including nine miles, Dwada, Jhalogi, and Banala while the route via Kamand-Kataula-Bajaura is open for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) only. Commuters are facing inconvenience due to traffic issues at several places. So far, Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 500 crore since the onset of monsoon season on June 20, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while talking to reporters in Hamirpur. There has been an increase in cloudburst incidents in the last two-three years, which is worrying and the reason behind this is being reviewed, he said and appealed to the people not to go to the river banks and drains. Meanwhile, 51 people, including 30 labourers, stranded in Ballah village in Hamirpur district were also rescued following a sudden surge in the Beas river inundated low-lying areas of Ballah early in the day after water was released from Pandoh Dam. Reports of damage to 'kutcha' houses, water pipeline and power cables are also coming in from Hamirpur district and people are forced to move on foot as the road from Sujanpur Tira to Sandhol on the left bank of Beas is partially submerged and blocked for vehicular traffic. In the wake of heavy rains, the district administrations of Mandi and Hamirpur closed schools on Tuesday. However, some students had already reached schools as information to this effect was not delivered on time in Hamirpur district, said locals. The weather department has warned of low to moderate flash-flood risk in parts of six districts of Chamba, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan in the next 24 hours. The Met office issued a 'yellow' alert for heavy rains in most parts of the hill state till July 5. In view of heavy rains, the office of Director General of Police issued special directives to the district police to provide immediate relief to stranded people and evacuate them, remain on high alert, ensure safety of relief camps, regulate traffic and monitor rumours on social media. Meanwhile, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said a robust weather forecast system is in place but predicting the magnitude of a cloudburst is still difficult. The number of automatic weather stations is being increased to improve accuracy and soon area-specific weather predictions would be provided, the science and technology minister told reporters here.
Time of India
a day ago
- Climate
- Time of India
July will be another bountiful month
Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued its forecast for July. "Monthly average rainfall over the country as a whole in July 2025 is most likely to be above normal, exceeding 106% of the Long Period Average (LPA). Geographically, most parts of the country are likely to experience normal to above-normal rainfall," it states. According to an IMD map, some parts of central Gujarat are expected to receive normal rains, whereas parts of Kutch may get below-normal showers. Parts of Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka are shown to receive excessive rainfall. Meanwhile, the state on Monday received widespread rains with 151 out of 252 talukas receiving at least 1mm of rain. Till 8pm, 81mm of rain, the highest, was recorded in Kalavad (Jamnagar), followed by 77mm in Ranavav, 67mm in Junagadh and Manavadar each, and 56mm in Jetpur (Rajkot) among others. Ahmedabad city recorded 2mm of rain, whereas Daskroi received 16mm of rain, according to SEOC data. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad's maximum temperature on Monday was 32.5 degrees celsius, 3.5 degrees below normal, whereas at 25.5 degrees, the minimum temperature was 1.3 degrees below normal. The forecast for Tuesday indicates chances of heavy rain at isolated places in Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Amreli and Bhavnagar. On Wednesday, heavy to very heavy rain is expected in parts of Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Navsari and Valsad, whereas heavy showers are likely in Banaskantha, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Amreli and Bhavnagar.
India Today
a day ago
- Climate
- India Today
Himachal on red alert; schools shut as landslides and rain cripple daily life
Heavy rainfall has brought the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to a standstill. A red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Himachal has prompted the government to announce the closure of all schools in the Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur, and Solan districts deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in Himachal due to heavy rains, taking the total toll to 20 since the monsoons weather department has said "heavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur at a few places in the districts of Kangra, Mandi, Solan and Sirmaur till Monday evening. The red alert for rainfall is issued when there are high chances of damage to life and properties as a result of landslides and Uttarakhand, the 24-hour ban on the Char Dham Yatra was lifted on Monday, a day after it was suspended due to a massive landslide in services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended for hours till the debris and trees fallen on the tracks following overnight rains were person each drowned in Una and Bilaspur districts, while another died after falling from height in Shimla district, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) told news agency landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka national highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two-to-three-km-long traffic jam for hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday announced the arrival of the Monsoon over the entire country, including Delhi, nine days ahead of schedule. According to the IMD, the monsoon has now covered the remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and all of Delhi as of June 29, beating its usual timeline of July early onset brought light to moderate rain across Delhi-NCR on Saturday and Sunday, with showers and gusty winds reported in Rohini, Pitampura, Karawal Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Dwarka, IGI Airport and several other parts of the capital.- EndsInputs from PTI, agenciesTrending Reel
India Gazette
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Congress govt in Himachal is insensitive to concerns of people: BJP MLA Surender Shourie
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): BJP MLA Surender Shourie hit out at the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh over Kullu flash floods and alleged that the government was insensitive to the concerns of the people, and losses were huge. 'The state government has become insensitive. They have no concern for the problems of the people. Whether they are surviving or dying, the Congress is not bothered. They didn't bother to have a look at the condition of the people. They just left. A cloudburst took place simultaneously in 4 to 5 places. The loss has been huge. Many roads, bridges have washed away. Villages have washed away. This government is so insensitive that they are more concerned about the Dussehra celebrations, which are in October. Many villages have lost connectivity. They are unable to send their produce to the market. Officials should have been guided on how to deal with the disaster. There is no progress in that direction. I would urge the government to provide relief to the people,' Shourie said. The monsoon season has claimed 34 lives and caused widespread destruction across Himachal Pradesh, with cumulative damages estimated at Rs 7,119.27 lakh as of June 28, according to a report released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) of the Himachal Pradesh Revenue Department.'Between June 20 and June 28, 2025, a total of 34 human lives have been lost due to various rain-related incidents. Additionally, 74 individuals were injured, and 136 cases of animal deaths have been reported across the state,' the SEOC said in its latest cumulative damage statement. Heavy rains over the past 24 hours disrupted public utilities across several districts in Himachal Pradesh, with 38 roads blocked, 22 power distribution transformers (DTRs) shut down, and six water supply schemes affected, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) reported on Saturday to the latest status report compiled by the SEOC at 6 pm on June 28, rainfall-triggered disruptions impacted various subdivisions, especially in Kullu and Mandi districts, though some areas, such as Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, and Solan, reported no damage. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places in several districts of Himachal Pradesh in the next few has warned of light to moderate rainfall at many places in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Mandi, and Kangra, with a few spells of intense to very intense rainfall likely to occur at isolated places. (ANI)
Time of India
3 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Monsoon havoc claims 34 lives, causes Rs 7,119 lakh loss in Himachal: State Disaster Management Authority
The monsoon season has claimed 34 lives and caused widespread destruction across Himachal Pradesh, with cumulative damages estimated at Rs 7,119.27 lakh as of June 28, according to a report released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) of the Himachal Pradesh Revenue Department. "Between June 20 and June 28, 2025, a total of 34 human lives have been lost due to various rain-related incidents. Additionally, 74 individuals were injured, and 136 cases of animal deaths have been reported across the state," the SEOC said in its latest cumulative damage statement. The disaster management authority also confirmed that 38 houses have been fully damaged, and another 136 partially damaged during this period. Losses to public infrastructure--roads, water supply, power lines, health and education buildings--have been recorded at Rs 3,856.56 lakh, while damage to private property, including homes and livestock shelters, amounts to Rs 3,076.03 lakh. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Kangra district recorded the highest number of deaths (12), with fatalities resulting from flash floods, landslides, and electrocution. Chamba, Bilaspur, Una, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, and others also reported human casualties. Una and Solan districts reported the highest property losses among private structures. Live Events Kullu district saw notable destruction to agricultural land and power infrastructure. Private property loss has been reported to be Rs 3,076.03 lakh, public property loss is reported at Rs 3,856.56 lakh and the total estimated loss is Rs 7,119.27 lakh. The cumulative statement shows multiple fatalities were caused by flash floods (7), drowning (4), electrocution (2), and other accidental causes (4). Notably, no deaths were reported due to cloudbursts, lightning, or fire this season so far. The SEOC stated that "the highest damage has been reported to infrastructure under the Public Works Department, Jal Shakti Vibhag, and Power sectors." As the monsoon intensifies across hilly terrains, the Himachal Pradesh government has placed emergency services on high alert. District administrations have been directed to expedite restoration efforts and provide immediate relief to affected families. The SEOC continues to monitor the evolving situation, urging residents to stay cautious, especially in landslide- and flood-prone zones.
