Himachal Pradesh Government Closes 70 Roads; 151 Lives Lost Since Monsoon Onset

Himachal Pradesh, one of the most beautiful states of the country, is facing a severe natural crisis these days. Due to heavy rains, many landslides occurred in the state, in which many people lost their lives. Due to continuous rains, the water level of the rivers there also increased and due to the fast flow of water, many bridges have also been damaged. Meanwhile, if you are planning to go to Himachal Pradesh by road, then wait a bit. The state government has closed 70 roads after the rain. The Indian Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy rains in the coming time.

PTI report says, according to the Himachal Pradesh Emergency Operation Centre, of the 70 roads that have been closed, 35 are in Shimla, 12 in Mandi, 11 in Kangra, nine in Kullu and one each in Una, Sirmaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts. According to him, 22 power supply schemes have also been disrupted due to rain in the state. The local weather office has issued a 'yellow' alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning at sporadic places in the state on September 2. According to the center, 151 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state since the arrival of the monsoon on June 27. The state has suffered a loss of Rs 1265 crore due to rain.

It has been raining intermittently in many parts of the state since Friday evening. Sundarnagar received 44.8 millimeters (mm), Shilaru 43.1 mm, Jubbarhatti 20.4 mm, Manali 17 mm, Shimla 15.1 mm, Slipper 11.3 mm and Dalhousie 11 mm of rain. Himachal Pradesh has received 23 percent less rainfall in the last three months from June 1 till now. During this period, the state received 471.1 mm of rain while the average rainfall is 613.8 mm. On Saturday, Kukumseri in Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest place in the state where the minimum temperature was 10.3 degrees Celsius. Bilaspur was the hottest place in the state where the maximum temperature was 35.5 degrees.