Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting with officials at the State Emergency Operation Centre on Thursday morning, to assess the situation of rescue and relief operations in areas affected by heavy rainfall.
As many as 104 roads and three national highways were blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to snowfall and rain on Saturday, an official statement released by the state emergency operation centre read.
In a significant move towards disaster preparedness in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP government inaugurated the state's first state emergency operation centre and training facility, 'Rahat Gurukulam,' on Thursday.
As many as 112 roads, including National Highway 305, were blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to rainfall on Sunday, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.
At least 367 people have died in Himachal Pradesh in rain-related incidents this year since the onset of monsoon, the State Disaster Management Authority said.
About 242 roads, including two national highways, were closed in Himachal Pradesh due to the recent rainfall, according to the state emergency operation center.
"DEOC Lahaul Spiti has informed an incident of Landslide Between Chatru and Dorni Nallah, Sub Division Lahaul, District Lahaul Spiti," stated an HP-State Emergency Operation Centre report.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announced an assistance amount of 5 lack for the family of deceased and 1 lack for injured in Balasore rail accident as he reached the State Emergency Operation Centre in Chennai to take stock of the situation.
A landslide was reported in the village tholong Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul Spiti district resulting in the blockage of a road for traffic movement, officials said on Thursday.
According to State Emergency Operation Centre officials, the incident took place at Loona area of Bharmour village in the outskirts of Chamba district.