Himachal Pradesh Weather Updates: Amid heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, a cloudburst occurred late on Friday in the state’s Shimla district. The cloudburst occurred in the Takloch area of the Rampur subdivision of Shimla district and damaged a 30-metre stretch of road, a senior official said, as reported by news agency PTI.
Deputy Commissioner Shimla Anupam Kashyap said that there are no reports of any casualties due to the cloudburst, and a team led by the subdivisional magistrate has been rushed to the spot.
As rain continues to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, the Met office in Shimla on Friday issued a ‘yellow’ alert, signalling heavy dowpour in 10 of the state’s 12 districts till August 20. This comes as showers in parts of the hill state led to the closure of 58 roads. The wet spell in the state is likely to continue till August 22, the local Met office said.
A Yellow alert indicates severely bad weather spanning across several days. It also suggests that the weather could change for the worse, causing disruption in day-to-day activities.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather bulletin issued on Friday evening, has predicted isolated heavy rainfall in the hill state till August 20.
National Highway 5 has been blocked and Kinnaur district is cut off from Shimla after the road near the Negulsari sliding point caved in, officials said, as reported by PTI. The local Met department also warned of low-flash flood risk in parts of Chamba, Kangra, Shimla and Sirmaur districts till Saturday and cautioned of the possibility of damage to plantations, crops, vulnerable structures and kutcha houses.
The National Highway 707 between Hatkoti in Shimla district and Poanta Sahib in Sirmaur district was among the 58 roads closed due to rain on Friday, the State Emergency Operation Centre said.
Several Roads Across Himachal To Remain Shut
The State Emergency Operation Centre said that 19 roads are closed in Shimla, 14 in Mandi, 12 in Kangra, eight in Kullu, three in Kinnaur and one each in Sirmaur and Lahaul & Spiti districts, as reported by PTI. The rainfall also disrupted 31 power and four water supply schemes.
Dalhousie Sees Highest Rainfall This Monsoon Season
Since Thursday evening, Dalhousie recorded the highest rainfall at 62 mm, followed by Palampur (56 mm), Kandaghat 936.6 mm), Ghamroor (35.6 mm), Nagrota Suriyan (32 mm), Kangra (28.2 mm), Guler (23.8 mm) and Dharamshala (17.8 mm).
The rainfall deficit in the hill state this monsoon stood at 23 per cent till Friday with the state receiving 397.9 mm rain against an average of 513.5 mm. As many as 120 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents and the state suffered losses of about Rs 1,129 crore between June 27 and Friday, PTI reported, citing officials.
Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti district was the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh with a night temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius while Una was the hottest, recording a maximum temperature of 36.4 degrees.
