Monsoon has covered Himachal, rainfall activity to intensify: MeT
Dharamshala, June 25 -- Monsoon has covered the entire Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, said the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office, adding that the rainfall activity is expected to intensify in the coming days.
The MeT office has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall activity over some parts of plains, mid hills and adjoining high hills till June 30. The showers continued in parts of the hill-state on Tuesday including in the capital city Shimla.
According to the weather office, light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places in the state on June 25 to 27 with a few spells of heavy to heavy rainfall also likely during this period. Later light to moderate rainfall is also expected at many places from June 28 to 30.
An orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been sounded at isolated places over Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Kullu, Shimla and Solan districts for June 25 (Wednesday).
On June 26, a yellow alert of heavy rainfall was sounded in parts of Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts. As the showers continued to lash parts of Himachal, the highest rainfall of 63.5 mm was recorded in Nadaun, followed by Hamirpur (61 mm), Kangra (55.5 mm), Paonta Sahib (49.0 mm), Guler (42.4 mm), Mandi (34.2 mm), Dehra Gopipur (17.0 mm), Bilaspur (13.6 mm) and Ghaghas (12.2 mm). Water level has also increased in Sutlej in Kinnaur.
Incidents of road blockage due flash floods have been reported in various regions, including blocking of Darcha-Shinkula road, Manali-Leh NH 03 and road has been blocked on NH 505. Rescue work is on.
Meanwhile, in Mandi district, due to ongoing bridge construction at Parchhu in the Dharampur area on the National Highway 3, debris dumped into a nearby ravine led to the formation of a lake amid continuous rainfall. A nearby temple and a cremation ground has been submerged. The bridge is located at the boundary of Dharampur and Sarkaghat subdivisions of Mandi.
Mandi DC Apoorv Devgan said all precautionary measures are being taken. "Officials of the ministry of road transport, along with the company working at the site, have been instructed to drain out the water in planned manner. The work of draining the water has begun," he said. "All necessary machinery and resources have been deployed at the spot, and work is progressing at a fast pace. The company working at the site has also been fined by the forest and environment department," he said.
Meanwhile, Dharampur SDM Joginder Patyal said that he, along with other officials, were on the spot on Tuesday. "The water level has started receding and we are hopeful that it will further recede in coming hours," he said....
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