Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) East Rail Corridor Phase-1, built at a cost of approximately Rs 3,055 crore, at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, said SECL Bilaspur in an official statement.
Abhishek Jain, Secretary, Technical Education, presided over the meeting of the Board of Governors of Government Hydro Engineering College (GHEC), Bilaspur, at Shimla on Thursday.
"There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. We have issued a yellow alert for 24 and 25 August...," IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma said speaking to ANI.
IMD Shimla issued the forecast at 3:00 PM today and said, "In the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of moderate rain in Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una, Kinnaur, Lahaul, Spiti and heavy to very heavy rain at one or two places."
National Highway 205 (NH 205) was on Sunday blocked at Dakesh in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh due to a landslide, said authorities. They also said that two trucks and one light motor vehicle were damaged in the landslide
According to officials, the incident took place near the Akaltara yard section under the Bilaspur division of the South East Central Railway (SECR) Zone in the Janjgir–Champa district.
"We have issued orange alerts for the Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una districts during the next three days. The rain will continue in the near future. If we see the records of the past 100 years, this year will be the highest rainfall as it has br
IMD Shimla Director Surender Paul said that heavy to very heavy rain very is likely to occur during next four to five days in the seven districts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Bilaspur, Mandi, Kangra and Hamirpur districts of the state.
No casualty or injury to anyone was reported in the incident that took place at around 7:00 am near the Mangala Chowk in Bilaspur district, officials said.
"In "Operation Muskaan", 72 boys and 487 girls have been recovered, making a total of 559 missing children recovered from across the state. The number includes 76 children from Janjgir-Champa, 56 from Raipur, 52 from Bilaspur, and 52 from Sakti. The remaining children were recovered from oth