Mandi-Kullu highway restored for one-way traffic, 362 roads still blocked
Dharamshala, Aug. 10 -- The Mandi-Kullu stretch of Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-21), which was blocked at multiple locations, was restored for one-way traffic on Saturday.
The stretch was blocked at Kainchi Mod, Banala and Panarsa due to landslides and shooting stones since Friday. It had remained blocked in previous days as well due to landslides at multiple locations. "Our officials are on the ground, ensuring smooth movement and safety for the commuters," said a police official.
The alternate route via Kataula-Kamand also remained open for the movement of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) with regulated movement near Kanoj. The road was blocked near Kanoj on Friday.
As heavy rainfall continues to batter parts of Himachal, as many as 362 roads remained blocked in the state on Saturday with 220 of them in Mandi district alone and 91 in Kullu district.
Moreover, 520 water supply schemes also remained disrupted in the state. Since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal on June 20, as many as 219 people have lost their lives so far. This includes 112 deaths due to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, and drowning, while 107 people have died in road accidents. More than 2,000 houses have been either partially or completely damaged. The cumulative losses in the state during the monsoon season have so far amounted to around Rs.1,980 crore.
The India meteorological department's (IMD) Shimla office has predicted heavy rainfall in parts of Himachal Pradesh from August 10 to 15. According to MeT department officials, light to moderate rainfall is very likely at most places from August 10 to 15 in the state. While one or two spells of heavy rain are expected at isolated places on August 10 and 15, very heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places from August 11 to 14.
The weather office has sounded a yellow alert of heavy rainfall on August 10 in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts. An orange alert of heavy rainfall was sounded in Kangra and Mandi districts on August 11, with a yellow alert in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts.
For August 12, an orange alert has been issued for Una, Kangra and Sirmaur districts, while Hamirpur, Chamba, Kullu and Mandi districts will be under a yellow alert. Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur districts will also be under an orange alert of heavy rainfall on August 13. During the last 24 hours, the monsoon activity was normal over the state. While light to moderate rain was observed at most places, heavy rain was observed at isolated places during this period.
The highest rainfall of 11 mm was recorded in Naina Devi followed by Pandoh (10 mm), Pachhad (7 mm), Kasauli (7 mm), Hmo Shillaro (6 mm), Rajgarh (6 mm), Nalagarh (3 mm), Kotkhai (3 mm), Dehra Gopipur (3 mm), Sunibhajji (3 m), Sundarnagar (2 mm), Nagrota Surian (2 mm), Kataula (2 mm), Shimla (2 mm), Bharwain (1 mm), Kothi (1 mm), Nadaun (1 mm), Una (1 mm), Palampur (1 mm) and Rampur Bushar (1 mm)....
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