View Details << Back    

247 people died, 329 people were injured... Rain wreaked havoc in Himachal, 455 roads closed due to landslides

  
  
Share
  Rains and landslides continue to wreak havoc in Himachal. 458 roads are still closed in the state due to inclement weather. These include three national highways. The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) said that heavy rains have caused a lot of damage in the last 24 hours. According to the report, a total of 455 roads are closed in the state. These include three national highways (NH-305, NH-05 and NH-707). The worst-affected district in terms of road closures is Kullu, where 73 roads are closed, followed by Mandi with 58 roads and Shimla with 58 roads. In Kullu, National Highway-305 has been closed due to landslides at Jheed (Khanag). There are also reports of many roads being closed due to heavy rains in other districts including Chamba and Kangra. Power also affected Power supply in the state has also been badly affected. As per the information, 681 Distribution Transformers (DTRs) have been disrupted. Kullu and Shimla districts have been the worst affected. 145 DTRs have been disrupted in Kullu and 63 in Shimla. In Kullu, traffic has been affected due to flash floods, damaged lines and fallen trees. In addition, 182 water supply schemes have been disrupted across the state. Mandi district has been particularly badly affected, where 58 schemes have been affected, while Kangra and Shimla have 41 schemes each.
  LATEST UPDATES