Heavy rain has lashed elements of Himachal Pradesh for days with no respite in sight. Several areas of the state noticed flash floods with roads and highways being broken on account of incessant rainfall.

India Meteorological Department scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma mentioned, “A red alert has been issued for very heavy rainfall in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Mandi, Kinnaur, and Lahaul for the next 24 hours. Additionally, an orange alert has been issued in Una, Hamirpur, Kangra, and Chamba. A flash flood warning has been issued for Mandi, Kinnaur, and Lahaul-Spiti for the next 24 hours.”

Here are the highest monsoon updates on Himachal Pradesh:

1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts for a number of districts of Himachal for the subsequent 24 hours.
2. Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi confronted flood-like state of affairs on Tuesday as river Beas continued to swell on account of heavy incessant rainfall. Several homes and roads have been broken within the Mandi district.
3. Amid heavy rainfall a complete of 12 main bridges have been broken and infrastructure loss has been estimated between ₹3,000 crore and Rs. 4,000 crore, PTI reported.
4. Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu mentioned on Tuesday that he would go to elements of Manali and Kullu. He tweeted, “Today, I am visiting the flood affected area of District Mandi and Kullu to personally access the damage caused to human life and property by flash floods and heavy rains.”
5. A landslide happened close to Six Mile space in Mandi which led to the closure of the Chandigarh-Manali nationwide freeway. Over 1200 roads together with highways have been blocked because of the heavy rainfall.
6. The water move across the Panchvakhtra Temple, which confronted heavy flash floods on Monday after heavy rainfall, lowered on Tuesday.
7. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg, talking to PTI, mentioned, “The weather has improved since last night which has helped us make progress in our restoration work. I want to assure that the stranded people are being taken care of as seven relief camps have been set up in Kullu.”
8. An Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper has been requisitioned to airlift a number of vacationers who’ve been left stranded in Chandertal in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. A rescue workforce from Kaza has additionally reached Kunzum Top. Over 300 individuals, largely vacationers, have been caught in camps in these districts.
9. Amid heavy downpour, Shimla confronted a consuming water scarcity on Tuesday. The Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Ltd (SJPNL) needed to provide water to residents by tankers. In Shimla, 1,418 water provide schemes have suffered damages.
10. Shimla Municipal Corporation Mayor Surender Chauhan on Tuesday mentioned, “There has been a lot of loss to the state because of the disaster. Be it the water schemes, roads or the dams…In Shimla, we have hired private tankers and Nagar Nigam’s tankers are also providing water. With the use of tankers we are trying to reach as many places as possible. The localities in Shimla have narrow roads and therefore we are sending small tankers of water to those places as well”