The Chandigarh-Manali National Highway was blocked after a landslide near Pandoh Dam in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, started with heavy rains throughout the night, Annie described Mandi SP Shashi Verma.
A video shared by ANI depicts the highway with a landslide debris, which overturned on the site as the police assess the situation. Efforts are on to clean the area.
Meanwhile, the Regional Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for heavy rains at isolated spots in the state in the coming four days.
A total of 291 roads are blocked
A total of 291 roads including Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-21), have been closed for traffic in Himachal Pradesh due to recent rains.
According to the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), the blocks quoted by PTI are 171 seriously affected Mandi district, followed by 76 in Kullu district. By Thursday evening, 416 power distribution transformers and 219 water supply schemes have also been disrupted across the state.
Rain situation in Himachal
Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in some parts of Himachal Pradesh since Wednesday evening. Dharamshala recorded the highest rainfall in 54.4 mm, followed by Murari Devi 52.4 mm, Kothi 49.1 mm, Sundernagar 41.7 mm, Gohar 40 mm, Sara 34 mm, Naina Devi 28.6 mm, Mandi 26.2 mm, rebel 25.8. Slap 24.1 mm.
Since the monsoon started on 20 June till 31 July, Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss. 1,626 crore. So far, 95 people have been killed and 36 are missing in rain -related events. Additionally, 1,472 houses are completely or partially damaged.
Officials also said that the state has experienced 44 flash floods, 27 cloudbers and 40 major landslides during this period.
Rain prediction for North India
- According to the latest weather bulletin, IMD is likely to have isolated heavy rains on Jammu and Kashmir on August 4 and 6; Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from 1 to 6 August; Punjab on 3 and 4 August; Haryana and Chandigarh between 2 and 5 August; Eastern Uttar Pradesh from 2 to 5 August; West Uttar Pradesh between 3 and 5 August; West Rajasthan on 1 August; And eastern Rajasthan on 1 August and again from 3 to 6 August.
- Light rains are expected with light to moderate rainfall in many areas in many areas in the western Himalayan region and in parts of the nearby grounds during the next seven days.
- There is a lot of heavy rainfall at different places in Assam and Meghalaya on 2 August. Light to moderate rain, thunder, electricity, and isolated heavy rains, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are expected to continue between 1 and 6.
- Additionally, during this period, there is a possibility of very heavy rainfall at different places in Arunachal Pradesh, and again on August 1 and again in Assam and Meghalaya on 6 August.
