Heavy rains pounded several north Indian states on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods, damaging houses, and paralyzing normal life and leaving scores dead. All major rivers are in spate, with authorities issuing red alerts across districts.
Himachal Pradesh lost five people in rain-related incidents. Fourteen major landslides and 13 flash floods have been reported in the past 36 hours, and over 700 roads have been closed. A red alert has been issued in ten out of 12 districts, barring the tribal districts of Kinnaur, Lahaul, and Spiti.
Reports of shops being swept away in Manali, vehicles being washed away in flash floods at Nullah in Kullu, Kinnaur, and Chamba, and loss of agricultural land have also poured in. Shimla districts have also closed roads.
The government has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on July 10 and 11. The national highways blocked include NH-21 Mandi to Kullu, NH-505 Gramphu to Locar, NH-03 Kullu to Manali, NH-305 Aut to Jalori, and NH-707 Rohru to Poanta Sahib near Shillai in Sirmaur district.
All the major rivers in the state, including the Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Swan, and Chenab, are in spate. Tourists and commuters have been asked to avoid traveling during heavy rains and not venture out near river bodies.
Trains between Shimla and Kalka have been canceled as landslides and fallen trees blocked the track at many places. According to a PTI report, four tourists barely survived Saturday night as a rock fell on their vehicle near Chadol. This was on the Chandigarh-Manali highway. The tourists were on their way to Manali when the incident occurred and were rescued by locals.
Heavy rains battered Punjab and Haryana, leading to massive waterlogging in low-lying areas.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has directed cabinet ministers, deputy commissioners, senior superintendents of police, and other officials concerned to visit the affected areas. He willhelp people.
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According to officials, 1.45 lakh cusecs of water were released from Ropar headworks in Punjab, and the floodgates have been opened. Due to incessant rains in the catchment areas of Sukhna Lake here, two floodgates were opened.
In Haryana's Ambala district, three rivers—Markanda, Ghaggar, and Tangri—were flowing close to the danger mark. Heavy downpours have led to traffic snarls on key road stretches in the two states and flight delays.
In Rajasthan, Udaipurwati in Jhunjhunu recorded 12 cm of rain Sunday morning. According to the MeT department, Malsisar (Jhunjhunu), Jhunjhunu, Mangaliyawas (Ajmer), and Sikar recorded 11, 9, 8, and 7 cm of rain, respectively.
The monsoon is likely to remain active in the districts of Jaipur, Bharatpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, and Kota divisions of eastern Rajasthan. This is for the next two to three days. In Uttarakhand, three people were killed and three others were missing after a vehicle hit by a landslide fell into the Ganga River. This wasin the Tehri Garhwal district. The vehicle carried 11 people, including the driver, policesaid.
Five of them were rescued and admitted to a government hospital in Rishikesh. They were on their way to Rishikesh from Kedarnath, PTI reported. Due to severe weather and excessive rainfall, incidents of landslides, road closures, and overflowing rivers and streams have been reported from many parts of the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said instructions had been given to all district magistrates and the Disaster Management Department to remain alert.
In Delhi, the Yamuna River water level is rising and is expected to breach the danger mark of 205.33 meters on Tuesday. This is according to what the Central Water Commission (CWC) said. A wall of a Delhi government school in Srinivaspuri, the national capital, collapsed on Sunday due to rain. According to sources, the school was reconstructed four months ago.
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