At least 78 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh since the onset of the monsoon on June 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 50 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, while 28 fatalitie
A cloudburst struck near Jeeva Nalla in the Sainj sub-tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon, triggering sudden flooding in the region and sweeping away four houses.
In a major preparedness initiative, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), along with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), HP, on Friday, conducted the 9th Statewide Mock Drills on Earthquake Disaster Management across Himachal Pradesh, including key locations in Shim
He said that in this bill, the biggest responsibility in the aftermath of disasters has been given to DDMAs, which is under the state government, thus, there is no question of any damage to our federal system.
According to an official release, the SDMA has issued necessary guidelines to District Magistrate Chamoli to take precautions in connection with the warning of avalanches in areas with a height of more than 3,000 m in Chamoli district.
As per data from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), 55 people have been missing since August 1, including 33 people from Samej and the Bagipul area of the Shimla and Kullu districts.
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) of Himachal Pradesh and Bal Raksha Bharat also known as Save the Children officially joined forces to enhance child-centric disaster management strategies in the state. The collaboration was formalized through a non-financial Memorandum of Under
"So far the total number of human losses since June 24 number is 88, and the total number of people missing is 16 (Road Accident-5, Drowning-6, Flash Flood-2, Landslide-02, Slippage-01)," HSDMA said.
He said that nature's fury has tragically claimed the lives of 17 persons besides causing extensive damage to the roads, power transformers, electric sub-stations and numerous water supply schemes by throwing normal life out of gear in various parts of the State and an initial estimate of