By Admin 
In Himachal Pradesh, the rain of rain is not taking the name of stopping. In Kullu, Rampur, Chamba and Banjar areas of the state, cloudburst in Kullu, Rampur, Chamba and Banjar areas of the state has caused huge destruction. Many houses, apple gardens and vehicles were hit by water and debris. In 12/20 area of Rampur, 5 houses were damaged due to landslides and father-son were injured.
Meanwhile, about 6,000 devotees trapped on the Manimahesh Yatra route have been rescued safely. About 5,000 passengers are still stranded in Bharmour and 500 in Chamba, which are being removed. On the Bharmour-Pathankot highway, 20 km ahead of Rajera has been completely demolished.
Heavy losses also occurred in these places
Cloudbursts in Churah, Kullu and Banjar were washed away by bridge and apple gardens were damaged. Fish farms, two temples and six gharat were swept away in floods in Hidav drain of Banjar. 1.10 lakh cusecs of water was released from Pong Dam on Saturday, which increased the threat in lower areas.
Right now 839 roads are closed, 728 transformers stalled and 456 drinking water schemes are affected in the state. On Saturday, many areas including Shimla received heavy rains. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in Chamba, Kangra and Kullu districts.
CM said on disaster on Manimahesh Yatra
On the other hand, during the journey of Manimahesh ji, the horrific kill of nature put the devotees in crisis. The torrential rains on 28, 29 and 30 August 2025 caused large-scale landslides at several places on the Chamba-Bhrama route, causing thousands of pilgrims to be trapped in the midst of the journey. In this emergency, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) started a relief and rescue operation while taking care of the front.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that no devotee has died in the disaster during the Manimahesh Yatra. The process of evacuating all passengers is going on. There is also a preparation to bring devotees to Chamba by helicopter. CM said that there will be no shortage of funds in relief and reconstruction work.
Meanwhile, an ambulance fell into a ditch on Kiratpur-Manali Fourlane in Mandi district. The driver was injured in the accident, but a major loss of loss was averted. Many vehicles were buried under rubble due to heavy landslides in Vikasnagar, Shimla.
NDRF running a continuous rescue operation
The special team led by the guidance of Baljinder Singh, Commandant of the 14th NDRF Battalion and the special team led by Inspector Deepak Singh Aswal reached the Chamba District Deputy Commissioner Office on August 30 and started rescue work at various landslide sites. On the same day, 192 devotees were evacuated from ash 192, 167 from Bagga first phase and 270 from Bagga Night Operation (Second Phase). That is, on August 30, 629 pilgrims were brought out safely.
After this, on August 31, a continuous operation was carried out at Bagga Sliding Point. In the campaign till date, a total of 830 pilgrims have been rescued while doing relief work at sensitive places like Bagga and Dharwala.
Thus, the lives of 1459 devotees were saved in two days. Landslides and bad weather prevention work is extremely challenging, but NDRF teams are active in hard geographical conditions day and night.