Cloudburst in Dharamshala, NH blocked in Shimla
While rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, there was a cloudburst in Dharamshala, and NH was blocked in Shimla. The IMD has said that Himachal Pradesh will experience moderate to heavy rains inthe coming days.
Incessant rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has crippled the normal life. While an incident of cloudburst was reported in Dharamshala triggering a flood-like situation, the national highway near Jhakri in Rampur area of Shimla district was blocked following heavy rainfall.
The state has been receiving heavy rainfall for the last few days. The cloudburst incident in Dharamshala triggered flash floods and caused damages to the public properties.
The state has been receiving heavy rainfall for the last few days. The cloudburst incident in Dharamshala triggered flash floods and caused damages to the public properties.
The MeT department has issued an orange weather warning of heavy to very heavy rains in plains and mid-hills on July 12 and 13 July and yellow weather warning for July 14 and 15.The MeT office in Shimla said that landslides and uprooting of trees may occur due to rainfall and alerted the general public and tourists not to venture near the river banks as the water level may increase.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon continues to elude Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. The state has been reeling under the threat of a surge in coronavirus cases as tourists flock to popular hill stations like Manali and Shimla, and even lesser known retreats at Naggar and Jibhi. Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu had quipped on Saturday that the prolonged work from home (WFH) culture has turned into ‘work from Himachal Pradesh’.
