By Admin 
In Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, 5 people were killed and 1,337 roads including 4 national highways were blocked in incidents of landslide due to torrential rains and sudden floods. The officers provided this information.
The local Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a ‘Orange’ alert warning of heavy rains in different areas of Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur and Kinnaur districts, while ‘Yellow’ alert of heavy rains has been issued in Una and Bilaspur districts.
A woman dies after being buried in debris
A woman died after being buried in the debris of a collapsed house after heavy rains in Samloh village of Solan district late on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Hemlata. Her husband Heim Ram, 4 children and 85 -year -old disabled mother -in -law suffered minor injuries.
In another incident, a man and a woman were rescued from the debris after a house collapsed after rains in Dhalpur in Kullu. Police said that the woman later died. Detailed information about the dead is awaited.
7 lakh assistance to damaged houses
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the state has been declared disaster affected and he appealed to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to get a special relief package from the Center.
The Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh has been declared a disaster affected state from the government and people whose houses have been completely damaged will be given financial assistance of Rs 7 lakh and if the goods inside the house have been destroyed, then additional Rs 70,000 will be given.
Strong possibility of landslide in many places
The Chief Minister said that one lakh rupees will be given for partially damaged houses. An order has been issued to close all government and private educational institutions including coaching centers and nursing institutions in the capital Shimla on Wednesday.
In an order issued on Tuesday evening, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap said that Shimla has been raining continuously for the last few days and in the forecast of the Indian Geological Survey, there has been a strong possibility of landslides at many places in the district.
Teachers and administrative personnel are exempted from entering educational institutions
According to the order, teachers and administrative personnel are exempted from entering educational institutions and online classes will be conducted. About nine villages of Manalai lost contact due to increase in water level in Manalsu drain.
Two houses were damaged due to landslides on Monday night behind the Paddal Gurdwara area in Mandi city, although there was no report of any casualties due to the evacuation of people in time.
16 families were asked to vacate their homes
Officials said that two affected families have been evacuated to safe places while people living in nearby houses have vacated their houses. An under -construction house was damaged after a landslide in Anni area of Kullu district.
No one was reported to be casualties because the house was already declared insecure during the 2023 monsoon disaster and was empty. After cracks in Dadwal village of Naina Devi area in Bilaspur district, 16 families were asked to vacate their houses.
Documents verification postponed in Himachal due to heavy rains
The documents of the selected candidates for the post of constable in Himachal Pradesh Police have been postponed due to the roads being blocked due to heavy rains. A statement released here said that the verification campaign to be held from September 4 to 9 will now run from 24 to 29 September.
282 roads in Mandi of the state, 255 in Shimla, 239 in Chamba, 205 in Kullu and 140 roads in Sirmaur district are closed for traffic. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) said that the National Highway (NH) 3 (Mandi-Dharampur Road), NH 305 (AOT-SANJ), NH 5 (Old Hindustan-Tibet Road), NH 21 (Chandigarh-Manali Road), NH 505 (Gramfu Road from Khab to Gramfu Road) and NH 707 have become blocked.
Apple growers are unable to send their crops to markets
Shimla-Kalka National Highway 5 was blocked after a landslide at Sanwara in Solan district. As a result, the passengers are facing a lot of trouble. This highway is also known as Hindustan-Tibet Marg.
The situation in internal areas is even worse, where roads are blocked for several days. Apple producers are unable to send their crops to the markets. Officials say that trains were canceled after landslides on the Shimla-Kalka railroad on Monday. Train service here will be postponed till September 5.
Efforts continue to send 5,000 Manimahesh pilgrims back home
Officials said that efforts are on to send about 5,000 Manimahesh pilgrims back home in Chamba district. He said that 16 pilgrims have died since the journey started on August 15. Naina Devi received 198.2 mm (mm) rain from Monday evening.
89 mm in Manali, 80 mm in Rohru, 78.2 mm in mandi, 76.3 mm in Dharamshala, 74.2 mm in Kukumsery, 72 mm in Chamba, 69.7 mm in Bhuntar, 61.2 mm in Jot, 59.7 mm in Jot, 59.7 mm in Nahan, 58.7 mm in buggi and 58.5 mm in blows. I received 57-57 mm, Nadaun 53 mm and Olinda received 50 mm of rainfall.
At least 340 people killed in road accidents
According to SEOC data, at least 340 people have died in rain -related incidents and road accidents since the monsoon started, while 41 people are missing. SEOC said that 2180 power transformers and 777 water supply schemes were interrupted across the state on Monday.
Since the knock of monsoon on June 20 in Himachal Pradesh, there have been 115 incidents of sudden floods, 45 times cloudburst and severe landslides in the state. According to official data, the state has suffered a loss of Rs 3,158 crore so far in this monsoon.