Shimla, July 10 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in two districts of Himachal Pradesh Sirmaur and Kangra on Thursday, while a yellow alert has been sounded for six other districts, including Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, and Solan.

Over the past 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall was recorded across several parts of the state. Notably, Bilaspur and Dhaulakuan in Sirmaur district experienced very heavy rainfall. Manali recorded 46 mm of rain, while Jubbal in Shimla district received 5 cm.

"Light to moderate rainfall was observed in most parts of Himachal Pradesh during the past 24 hours. Very heavy rainfall was recorded only at two locations, Bilaspur and...