Himachal Weather: Cloud burst 2 times, many houses washed away, damage to gardens, orange alert for heavy rain
In Kandahar village of Sarpara Panchayat of Rampur sub-division of Shimla district, apple orchards and houses were damaged due to two cloudbursts late at night. Many houses have been washed away. Water has entered the houses. Due to which people are facing a lot of problems.
According to information, in Kandahar village of Sarpara Panchayat of Rampur sub-division, apple orchards and houses have been damaged due to cloudburst twice late night. The primary school building, youth club building and other people’s houses have been washed away due to floods.
Apart from this, cows, bulls, sheep and goats were also washed away in the flood. At the same time, water has been filled in many apple orchards. According to the information, there was a sudden cloudburst at 11 o’clock in the late night and people saved their lives by running away but there was a lot of damage to the houses and gardens.
After this again at three o’clock the flood which came due to cloudburst created havoc. Sarpara Panchayat’s head Mohan Kapatiya told that there has been a cloudburst in Kandahar village of Sarpara Panchayat. He said that the contact of Sarpara village has been cut off from the country and the world. He has demanded from the administration that after taking stock of the situation on the spot, immediate relief should be given to the affected.
Cloudburst in Gadsa valley of Kullu
Earlier, heavy rains in some areas of Himachal Pradesh since Monday night have caused havoc. Pancha nallah and Hurla nallah were flooded due to cloudburst at 4:00 am in Gadsa valley of Kullu district. Due to this, three houses were washed away, while two were badly damaged.
17 houses have suffered partial damage. Three pedestrian and one motorable bridge have also been washed away. A vehicle was also swept away in the Gadsa ravine. Some cattle are missing. The Bhuntar-Gadsa Maniyar road has been damaged at many places.
Orange alert for heavy rain today and tomorrow
Meteorological Center Shimla has issued an orange alert for heavy rain for Wednesday and Thursday. There is a yellow alert on Friday. The weather is expected to remain bad in the state till July 31. The weather remained clear in the capital Shimla on Tuesday.
On the other hand, 80.2 mm of rain has been recorded in Dharamshala, 50.6 mm in Palampur and 26.0 mm in Jogindernagar on Monday night. More than 500 roads are still stuck in the state. Hundreds of water supply schemes and power transformers are also disrupted. 28 HRTC buses are still stuck in Kullu, more than 200 routes are running affected.
Flood alert in nine districts
Flood alert has been issued for the next 24 hours in Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaur, Shimla, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi and Kinnaur districts. People have been instructed not to go near the banks of rivers and drains.
Schools in six subdivisions of Shimla closed till July 28.
In view of the heavy rain alert, it has been decided to keep all government and private schools under Rampur Bushahr, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Rohru, Chaupal and Theog subdivisions closed till July 28. At the same time, schools affiliated to CBSE and ICSE can take decisions at their own level keeping in mind the safety of the students and staff.
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