Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Landslides have occurred at many places due to heavy rains, due to which many houses have been damaged. Five people have died in the state due to heavy rains and landslides. Three members of a family were killed in a landslide in Kotgarh area of ​​Shimla district when a house collapsed, officials said. According to the State Disaster Management Centre, of landslides in hours and nine incidents of flood occurred. Sunday morning in the state Roads remained blocked till 736 while 736 Transformers and Water supply projects remained affected. At the same time, the Mandi-Kullu road passing through the command remained closed near Goda Farm. The Manali-Chandigarh road also caved in near Manali. , Flooding in many areas Many cars were washed away. At the same time, due to the spate in the Beas river, the Panchvaktra temple of Mandi has been submerged in water. The Mandi Kullu highway has been closed due to landslides caused by rains in the state and sliding of rocks from the mountains. Mandi Police has banned the movement of heavy vehicles on the Pandoh-Gohar-Chalchowk-Baggy-Sundernagar road. , There was a shortage in preparations. On the devastation caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, former CM Jairam Thakur has said that the rains have caused damage to a great extent. Accusing the government, he said that there has been a lack of preparations. He said that he appeals to the government to run the rescue work fast. Along with this, the movement of people should also be stopped. Thakur said that risk areas should be restricted in the state. It is a matter of great concern that the Manali road between Kullu and Mandi has been severely damaged. I think it will take a long time to restore it. The movement of tourists should also be monitored. ,#WATCH | Shimla: “Loss has happened to a great extent…There has been a shortfall in the preparations. I want to tell the government that they should carry out the rescue operations quickly…Along with this, the movement of people should be restricted in risky areas…The major… pic.twitter.com/gP64TDBKZL

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2023 CM Sukhu appealed

Looking at the condition of the state which has turned from bad to worse due to the rains, the state Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has said that he appeals to the people not to go near any river or water body as the next 09 There is a possibility of more heavy rain in the hours. Everyone should be alert and we have also instructed the administration to take all precautions and be alert. ,#WATCH | I appeal to everyone not to go nearby any rivers or water bodies because there is a chance of further heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours…everyone must be cautious and we have instructed the administration as well to take all the precautions and alert the people”:… pic.twitter.com/oXaTdI6BSI

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2023 Alert in many areas, schools closed Regarding the rain, Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi has said that roads and national highways have been affected in various areas. Due to rain, alert has been issued in different areas of the state. Keeping all these in mind, the Education Minister has decided to keep our schools and colleges closed for 2 more days. ,#WATCH | “Roads & national highways in different regions have been affected…alerts have been issued in various regions of the state due to rains. Keeping all these in mind, Education Minister has taken the decision to keep our schools and colleges closed for 2 more days:… pic.twitter.com/dmZL18ExVU

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2023 Heavy rains in Himachal

Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred at different parts during the following hours. In Nangal Dam of Bilaspur .5 mm of rain while in Bilaspur Millimeter, at Dehra Gopipur .4, in Una 166.2, in Chamba .5, Dalhousie IN 107, in Nahan and Manali .2, at Dharamshala .4, at Gondla , in Kangra 79, Solan In Jubbarhatti 093, in Bhuntar , at Palampur 65, 8 in Narkanda, Sundernagar In 79, in Mandi , at Shimla .4 And in Mashobra mm of rain. Weather Forecastrain alert5650013Published Date

Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 5: 52 PM IST