Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the situation in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh in the wake of heavy rains and cloudbursts in the state, sources said on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to assess the situation following a cloudburst that caused significant disruption in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts. The Union Home Minister assured the Chief Minister of providing central a
As many as 19 people were missing as an incident of cloudburst occurred at the Samej Khad area in the Rampur region of Shimla district, as confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Shimla district administration Anupam Kashyap.
The incident took place in the Tosh area of Manikaran early on Tuesday morning and no loss of life was reported, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, Torul S Raveesh said, adding that a team was sent to the spot to assess the situation.
The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, flagged off three vehicles carrying relief material for the district of Kullu on Friday ahead of the monsoon flood and rain. Two trucks were sent from the Raj Bhawan, which would be used by the district administration for disaster-hit are
Sandeep Kumar Sharma, the senior scientist at IMD HP, said, "Between the dates of June 28 to July 1, the plain areas of Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur and Midhills area of the districts of Chamba, Kangra, Solan Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu and Mandi and higher reaches of Kinnaur mist of the places wil
Director of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Himachal Pradesh, Surender Paul, said, "The thunderstorms will continue for the next 48 hours in the state. Yesterday, rain and hailstorms were recorded in some parts of Shimla and Kangra districts. Its impact will be on May 12, and some dist
"In the next 2-3 hours, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain at some places in Chamba, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan along with thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm at one or two places," said the Weather Department.
As rain continues to lash accompanied by snowfall in higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an Orange alert for Monday.