Heavy downpour in Himachal, 151 roads closed, Dharamshala records 214.6 mm rain
As per the state emergency operation centre, 151 roads, including 111 in Mandi, 13 in Sirmaur, nine in Shimla, eight each in Chamba and Kullu, and one in Kangra district, are closed for traffic
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Other tourist destinations of Dalhousie received 31 mm of rain, Manali received 30 mm, Kasauli 24 mm, Narkanda 19 mm and Shimla 17.2 mm.Heavy rain continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Dharamshala and Palampur where rainfall levels exceeded the 200-mm mark, even as a portion of Gaggal airport’s boundary wall collapsed.
As per the state emergency operation centre, 151 roads, including 111 in Mandi, 13 in Sirmaur, nine in Shimla, eight each in Chamba and Kullu, and one in Kangra district, are closed for traffic. At least 334 transformers are disrupted and 55 water supply schemes have been affected in the state following torrential rains in the last 24 hours.
Dharamshala in Kangra recorded the highest rainfall of 214.6 mm, followed by Palampur 212.4 mm, Jogindernagar 169 mm, Kangra city 157.6 mm, Baijnath 142 mm, Jot 95.2 mm, Nagrota Suriyan 90.2 mm, Sujanpur Tira 72 mm, Dhaulakuan 70 mm, Ghamroor 68.2 mm, Nadaun 63 mm and Berthin 58.8 mm.
Other tourist destinations of Dalhousie received 31 mm of rain, Manali received 30 mm, Kasauli 24 mm, Narkanda 19 mm and Shimla 17.2 mm.
According to the parameters, 2.5-15.5 mm of rain is considered light rainfall, 15.6 mm-64.4 mm as moderate, 64.5-115.5 mm as heavy, 115.6-204.4 mm as very heavy and over 204.5 mm as extremely heavy.
A boulder fell on a private bus at Renukaji road in Sirmaur, injuring a woman and the driver. There were around two dozen passengers in the bus when the incident took place.
The weather department issued a flash flood risk (FFR) alert for two districts Shimla and Sirmaur for the next 24 hours. The Shimla meteorological office issued a “yellow” alert, warning for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places till July 12.
The minimum temperatures witnessed an appreciable fall and Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti recorded the lowest night temperature at 6.9 degrees Celsius on Friday night.
On Thursday night Kukumseri in Lahaul and Spiti recorded a minimum temperature of 11.6 degrees Celsius. So far, the state has received 72.1 mm of rain against the normal of 35 mm, an excess of 106 per cent in the month of July. With PTI
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