The Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rohit Thakur on Monday said the state continues to reel under the impact of the ongoing disaster triggered by relentless monsoon rains, with damages exceeding Rs 3,000 crore and more than 320 lives lost so far.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday informed that red alert and orange alert have been issued across the entire state as many places have been struck by cloudburst and rain, and the state government was making efforts to provide relief to all the victims and assisting th
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.
According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this August, Himachal Pradesh saw 68 per cent more rainfall than normal across the state, making it the 9th-highest August rainfall in since 1901 and the highest since 1949.
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.