Heavy rain cripples Himachal’s Mandi; over 300 roads, including 2 highways, blocked, schools closed
IMD predicted heavy rainfall in Mandi on Tuesday; over 600 electricity lines have been disrupted; the water level in the Koldam River and Beas River is expected to rise.
The site, which falls under the Vikhroli Park Site area, has been flagged as a landslide-prone zone and comes under the jurisdiction of the city’s collector. (PTI/Representational) Torrential rains lashed Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Tuesday morning, triggering over a dozen fresh landslides and aggravating the already fragile situation in several disaster-affected areas, including Seraj. Normal life came to a grinding halt as at least 331 roads were reported blocked across the district, including two major National Highways — NH-21 (Mandi-Kullu) near 9 Mile close to the ropeway, and NH-003 (Mandi-Dharampur), obstructed at Kenchi Mod.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Shimla has already issued an orange alert predicting heavy rainfall in Mandi on Tuesday.
Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan told The Indian Express that restoration work had barely kept pace with the damage. “Of the 331 roads blocked today, 148 had just been reopened yesterday by the Public Works Department (PWD) and other departments. The relentless rainfall has undone much of the progress,” he said.
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