"NH94 Rishikesh-Chamba is closed at Bagaddhar. Work is in progress to clear the boulders", said Brijesh Bhatt, Tehri District Disaster Officer while speaking to ANI.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued as many as sixty people trapped in their houses after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging and disrupted normal life in the state's Udham Singh Nagar, said officials on Wednesday.
Amid heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, vehicle movements have been stopped at Chakki mod near Parwanoo for safety reasons, State traffic police informed on Wednesday.
Due to landslides and incessant rains, all educational institutions at Dharamshala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh will be closed on August 23, according to the order issued by the Sub Division Magistrate, Dharamshala.
Pauri's SSP Shweta Choubey appealed to people to get information about the weather and routes before travelling. She said that due to heavy rains, the river drains in the district were in spate.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) successfully completed the permanent diversion of the Paravanar River course on Monday to preserve the environment by safeguarding the habitats and agricultural fields from flooding during the incessant and heavy rains.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday reached the State Emergency Operation Center located at the Secretariat to review the situation in view of the two-day red alert warning in seven districts by the Meteorological Department.
Amid incessant rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand, a portion of the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway-58 between Purusadi in Chamoli district was damaged on Tuesday.
The Karnataka government has provided Rs 15 crore towards the State Disaster Relief Fund to address the damage caused by heavy rains, floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the government informed through an official statement.
As many as ten people, who got stuck in a boat at Kol dam reservoir in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi due failure of their vessel, have been rescued in a midnight operation, officials of NDRF said on Monday.