Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh have made life difficult for common people. In view of the possibility of heavy rains Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu today issued a video message urging the common people to stay at home. He has told the people that it would be better if you are the next 15 Stay in your homes for hours.

The rain broke 58 Record of the Year It may be noted that this monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh has broken the record of years. next 24 There is a possibility of heavy rain even in the hour, so the administration has made this appeal to the common people while being cautious. It may be noted that torrential rains occurred in many parts of North India on Sunday and incidents of landslides also occurred, due to which according to the information received so far People have died. Yamuna is in spate in the country’s capital Delhi due to which the Delhi government has called an emergency meeting.

Hundreds of lives are lost every year due to floods This situation is not only in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand, but due to heavy rains during monsoon many states of the country like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bengal and Maharashtra are also affected in the southern part of the country. are. Hundreds of people lose their lives and property worth lakhs is destroyed. The governments are also aware of this fact, yet no such mechanism has been developed in the country to deal with the rains and the problems arising out of it.

need to learn from Netherlands flood-defense system It is worth noting that there are many countries in the world which after facing the tragedy of flood have recovered from it and have controlled it. One such country is the Netherlands, from which India needs to learn. The Netherlands is a country which was badly affected by the flood, but with the help of its capable engineers, it has taken such measures, on the basis of which they are no longer afraid of water and use it. From heavy rain in the Netherlands 2639 Part of the square mile was submerged in water, which caused a terrible devastation. Two thousand lives were lost and property worth lakhs was destroyed. The reason was the Netherlands 25 percent of the land lying below sea level, on which their 15 percent of the population resides. 2639 to flood-defense system in this country Work started on and today their technology is an example in the world. The Netherlands has made embankments along the sea which work to prevent floods.

Amarnath Yatra suspended Due to heavy rains, Kanwar Yatra has been stopped and Amarnath Yatra services have also been affected. A portion of the Jammu-Srinagar highway has been badly damaged in Ramban, due to which travel has come to a standstill and more than 6,000 people are stranded. The administration is providing necessary facilities to them.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that all schools will remain closed on Monday in view of the incessant rains. On the other hand, today Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting in view of the increasing water level of Yamuna. There is news of heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh as well. At the same time, IMD says that the abundant rains in many parts of India in the first eight days of July have made up for the lack of rain in the entire country. Total rainfall in the monsoon season .2 mm, which is normal .2 per cent more than 1 mm. However, rainfall has varied over different regions.

Published Date

Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 1: 12 PM IST