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.
Two people lost their lives while three others were injured after a heavy stone falling from above in Munkatiya landslide zone in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district hit a vehicle on Monday morning, said officials.
The IMD also issued an alert for heavy rainfall in the Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Mandi, and Shimla districts over the next six hours.
The gates of the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district have been opened due to the continuous rise in water levels in the Chenab River, following heavy rainfall in the region.
The rainfall activity was concentrated over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and parts of the Salem district, bringing relief from the humid conditions in Chennai and its surrounding areas.
A total of 16 devotees have lost their lives due to natural disasters during Chamba's Manimahesh Yatra, said Deputy Commissioner Chamba Mukesh Repswal. The yatra concluded yesterday under challenging weather conditions. Out of 16, seven died during the Manimahesh Kailash Parikrama, while nin
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red nowcast warning for heavy rainfall exceeding 15 mm per hour, along with thunderstorm, in several parts of Punjab.