Heavy rainfall in Delhi has triggered significant traffic congestion, particularly at the Delhi-Gurugram border, and raised concerns about potential flooding along the Yamuna River.
The speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Monday said that it will take at least ten days to restore the Chamba-Bharmour road, which was severely damaged in recent heavy rains, provided the weather remains favourable.
The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 326 lives so far, including 171 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other calamities, and 155 deaths in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Manageme
In view of the heavy rainfall, Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (East) conducted an extensive field visit to Sukhna Lake Regulatory Head and other rain-affected areas of the city on Monday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday said that continuous heavy rainfall across the state has led to massive loss of life and property, severely affecting public infrastructure.
In view of the continuous rainfall in Uttarakhand, the state government has postponed the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra till September 5, 2025, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Secretary and Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inspected the condition of the fourth Tawi bridge, a part of which was washed away in the floods following incessant heavy rainfall.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Secretary and Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey on Monday announced that the Char Dham Yatra and Hemkund Sahib Yatra have been postponed until September 5.
The secretary stated that owing to heavy rains, waterlogging is a problem being faced in the plains, for which complete preparations have already been made.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall over several districts on Monday. The alert comes amid an active monsoon phase that has already triggered widespread showers across northern
Continuous heavy rainfall has left Himachal Pradesh reeling, with 788 roads, 2,174 distribution transformers (DTRs), and 365 water supply schemes disrupted across the state, according to the SDMA.