Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday jointly assessed the aftermath of the recent disaster that ravaged Kullu district.
Persistent downpours in the Shimla district have blocked the National Highway in the Jeori Village and the Broni Nallah near Jhakri Village in the region, officials said on Wednesday.
Several houses and agricultural crops were damaged after a cloud burst at the Gadsa Valley area in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Tuesday said authorities. The incident happened in the early morning.
Panic gripped the village of Malana on Tuesday when water from the 86-megawatt Malana Hydro Power Project dam in the Kullu district started overflowing due to the malfunctioning of its gates, an official said.
IMD tweeted, "Light to moderate rain with thunder is expected to occur over a few places in Una, Kangra, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, and Mandi districts today, and heavy rainfall is expected in Kullu district."
At least one person was killed and three others injured in a cloud burst that occurred near Kayas village in Kullu district around 4am on Monday, the administration said.
"Moderate to high risk" of flash food over a few watersheds and neighbourhoods of Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaour, Shimla and Kullu districts till July 17," a bulletin issued by IMD said.
The NDRF team rescued the people safely with the help of anchored rope and harness at 12.50 pm in Beas River near Chharudu village in HP's Kullu district.
Two persons were killed and six others were left injured after the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus fell down in a 150-meter-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Wednesday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that state is a peaceful place and everyone is safe here after reports of violence in the Kullu district.