Heavy rainfall across the entire North Indian belt and esoecially in states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana not only affected normal life but also threw the travel plans of railway passengers haywire.
Anurag Verma said that human lives are the most precious, and saving them is the top priority. He said that priority should be given to the safe evacuation of people from low-water areas and flood-prone areas, and people should also be made aware.
As heavy rains continued to batter the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Monday released control room numbers of all its 12 zones for the convenience of the citizens.
Speaking with ANI, IMD Senior Scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy said, "Currently if you see in terms of warnings, today also, we have given an extremely heavy rainfall warning for Himachal Pradesh, mostly over western Uttarakhand, Northeast Punjab, Haryana, Northwestern parts of west Uttar Prades
According to the release, Chief Minister informed him that the State has been severely affected by floods and heavy rainfall, leading to extensive damage and provided an update on the situation and sought liberal assistance from the Central Government to tackle this natural calamity.
A total of 38 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are deployed in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as relentless rain continued to lash these states for the third straight day in a row, putting normal life out of gear.
In a high-level meeting on Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the efforts being made in the public interest following heavy rains in various districts of the state and gave necessary instructions.
On Monday, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) decided to hear the cases via virtual mode and not in physical mode due to waterlogging in the building.
Due to heavy rain, seepage and water leakage in some courtrooms. Accordingly Courtroom no 2 where the Division Bench of Justice Sanjiv Sachdeva and Justice Manoj Jain assemble, has been shifted to Courtroom No 3.
BJP chief JP Nadda has spoken with former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and state BJP chief Rajeev Bindal to assess the damage caused due to heavy rains in the state
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday appealed to people of the state to stay home for the next 24 hours amid the possibility of heavy rains in the state during the period