Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rains cause damage to infrastructure to the tune of Rs 900 crore, IPH, PWD – Infrastructure News

Heavy rains over the past two days have caused landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, leading to the closure of over 280 roads. A government release said the recent heavy rains and floods in Himachal Pradesh have caused a catastrophic loss of Rs 900 crore to the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) department, Public Works Department (PWD) and road infrastructure of the state.

According to officials, 150 roads were closed on Saturday alone. Officials said 138 roads were closed on Friday and 150 on Saturday. Data from the state emergency operations centre shows that 96 roads are closed in Mandi, 76 in Shimla, 37 in Kullu, 33 in Sirmaur, 26 in Chamba, seven in Lahaul and Spiti, five in Hamirpur and four each in Kangra and Kinnaur.

Kinnaur district was cut off from Shimla due to flash floods between Pooh and Kaurik and landslides on National Highway 5 near Negulsari. In addition, 458 power schemes and 48 water supply schemes were affected.

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Flash floods in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla

Rescue operations are underway to locate about 30 people who went missing after flash floods in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts on July 31, but there has been limited success so far. Authorities say 28 bodies have been recovered. Rain-related incidents have claimed more than 100 lives.

Overflowing streams have submerged several houses in Una, while police in Lahaul and Spiti have advised residents and travellers to exercise extreme caution and avoid crossing the fast-rising Jahalman Nallah.

Orange alert for Himachal

The regional meteorological office has issued an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kullu, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una. The alert includes thunderstorm and lightning warnings, with a risk of low to moderate flash floods in isolated areas of Chamba, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Sirmaur and Shimla.

Himachal Pradesh has received 328.8 mm of rain till August 10, a 28 per cent deficit compared to the average of 455.5 mm during the monsoon season that began on June 1.