Himachal Pradesh News: In Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where houses collapsed often, constant rains and landslides killed 66 people. Rescue efforts to the injured and body recovery from debris were ongoing. 60 people have perished in Himachal Pradesh since the severe rains started on August 13; the majority of the fatalities, according to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, occurred there. The weather office has forecast sporadic but heavy rainfall throughout Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh over the next four days.
Grim Discovery of Three More Lives Lost Amidst Ruins
Rescuers pulled three dead from the ruins on Tuesday as a result of landslides. Two individuals perished in a recent landslip in Shimla, while one body was recovered from the rubble of a fallen Shiva temple in the city. A landslip in Shimla’s Krishnanagar neighbourhood resulted in at least eight buildings, including six temporary structures, collapsing and burying an abattoir beneath the rubble. He added that a total of 19 bodies had been found since Monday, including 12 at the site of the collapsed Shiva temple in Summer Hill, five in Fagli, and two in Krishnanagar. He further stated that more than 10 persons are still thought to be trapped inside the Shiva temple.
Bad Weather Forces Closure of State Schools and Colleges
An edict from the education department stated that owing to bad weather, all state-run schools and colleges will be closed on Wednesday. Around six in the morning, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army, the police and the SDRF commenced rescue efforts at Summer Hill, according to Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi for news agency PTI. Following a significant downpour on Monday night, the rescue efforts were put on hold. On Tuesday, August 15, the weather office issued an orange notice, and a yellow alert was in effect for the following four days, until August 19. Meanwhile, due to the excessive rains, Himachal Pradesh University postponed classes until August 19. Until August 20, the university library will likewise be closed. However, a statement stated that both teaching and non-teaching personnel would continue to work at the university as usual.
Himachal Administration Pledges Priority Restoration Efforts After Meeting
Tuesday’s meeting to examine the state’s current condition was presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who stressed that the Himachal administration is completely committed to advancing restoration operations on a priority basis. According to an official statement, he also instructed officials to speedily restore water and energy delivery systems that have been impacted by the recent severe rain. The Chief Minister stated in a tweet sent out early on Wednesday that more than 800 residents of Kangra’s low-lying villages had to be evacuated as the water level in Pong Dam surged. “More than 800 people were evacuated from the low-lying areas of Kangra near the Pong Dam, as their villages became inaccessible due to the elevated water level in the dam reservoir. Evacuation operation is still on as more people are being evacuated,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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