IMD Alert: According to the Meteorological Center Shimla, torrential rain is forecast to continue at some places in the state till September 12. A ‘yellow alert’ has been issued for heavy rain at some places on September 6 and thunderstorms for September 7.
A ‘yellow alert’ has been issued for heavy rain in some parts of Himachal Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a threat of flood in five districts. According to the Meteorological Center Shimla, torrential rain is forecast to continue in some places of the state till September 12. A ‘yellow alert’ has been issued for heavy rain at some places for September 6 and thunderstorms for September 7.
On the other hand, it rained heavily in many parts on Thursday night. Naina Devi recorded 158.6 mm rain, Olinda 69.0 mm, Dehra Gopipur 64.0 mm, RL BBMB 57.6 mm, Dharamshala 55.2 mm, Palampur 32.4 mm, Bharmour 25.0 mm, Kasauli 19.0 mm, Sarahan 22.0 mm, Kangra 17.2 mm, Una 9.8 mm, Mandi 9.6 mm and Dalhousie recorded 6.0 mm rain.
What did IMD say
The Meteorological Department said in its update that heavy rain was recorded in Kullu district and Lahaul valley since Friday morning. Snow has fallen on the high peaks of Lahaul along with Rohtang. This has caused a drop in temperature. Due to heavy rain, the roads and paths of Kullu district headquarters were flooded with water within a short time. The rain has also exposed the arrangements of the Public Works Department and the Municipal Council. Water is flowing on the main road (MDR) of the district from Gandhinagar to Ramshila.
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The footpaths of all the 11 wards of the Municipal Council also turned into ponds, due to which the pedestrians had to face problems in commuting. The patients and their attendants are facing the most trouble in reaching the Regional Hospital Kullu. The footpath leading to the hospital gate from Lalchand Prathi Kala Kendra is also waterlogged. Water has accumulated at many places on the hospital road from Dhalpur to College Chowk. In the state capital Shimla also, the rain started at around 2:45 in the afternoon.
What was affected
Till Friday morning, traffic remained disrupted on 40 roads and three bridges in the state while 32 electricity transformers were also affected. The Mandi-Kullu main road has been closed due to landslides near 6, 7 and 9 miles between Mandi-Pandoh. Meanwhile, there is a possibility of mild risk of flood in some catchment areas and neighbourhoods of Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Mandi and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh during the next 24 hours.
During this monsoon season, 13 percent more rain than normal has been recorded in September so far. Except Una, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu and Kinnaur districts, all other districts recorded more than normal rain. Bilaspur district received 91 percent more rain than normal, Chamba eight, Hamirpur 51, Kangra five, Mandi 94, Shimla 19, Sirmaur 136 and Solan received 36 percent more rain. On the other hand, Una received 57 percent less rain than normal, Lahaul-Spiti 77 percent and Kinnaur received three percent less rain.
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