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As per officials, after a landslide, traffic moving on the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway (NH 5) resumed on Tuesday through a single lane as landslides had forced the shutdown of the Chandigarh-Shimla and Chandigarh-Manali national highways.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukku announced today that the Manali-Chandigarh route has partially resumed movement and that over 2500 vehicles of stranded tourists were released from Kullu and Manali via Aut.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, while commenting upon extreme rainfall in the state, said that SDRF, NDRF, ITBP, PWD, and district administrations have been instructed to be on high alert and monitor the situation in order to offer immediate relief. Pilgrims going for Amarnath Yatra have been advised to carefully check the weather forecasts before proceeding with their yatra.
The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Competitive (Preliminary) Examination which was supposed to be held on July 23, has been rescheduled on August 20 due to constant rain persisting in the state, which has caused road damage.
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) is anticipated to be 207.00 metres at 3 a.m. on July 12th, and it is likely to rise further. 45 boats, 17 from the Boat Club and 28 from the I&FC Department have been assigned to awareness, evacuation, and rescue work.
After receiving 325.5 mm of rain over the weekend, Chandigarh rainfall figures hit a triple century for the first time since the 1950s, when the India Meteorological Department (IMD) began keeping records.
Acting DGP of Himachal Pradesh Satwant Atwal Trivedi spoke on the relief & rescue operations being conducted in the state amidst heavy rainfall. She assured that rescue teams have been deployed and they are working towards the safety of the people. They are in touch with the embassies and 200 people and their families have been contacted.
The India Meteorological Department anticipated exceptional heavy rainfall activity throughout Northeast India and Sikkim, as well as heavy to very heavy rainfall over Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, till July 13th, when it will decrease. The IMD also predicted normal rainfall activity across the country, with the exception of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha, where it is expected to be below normal over the next three days.
After conducting an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Himachal Pradesh, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, "I have conducted the aerial survey and have decided to send officials to the flood-affected areas. We had discussions with PM Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi regarding this. We are going to start evacuation at several places in the state. Alternate routes will be prepared for the roads that are completely damaged. The floods have caused severe damage to the state. Our attempt is to restore electricity and provide fresh water at the earliest."
"Since the onset of monsoon on June 24 till yesterday, We have around 72 deaths reported and 8-10 are missing following heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh. Over 73 houses have been damaged and 373 animals have died. Over Rs 761 crores worth of properties have been damaged," Onkar Chand Sharma, Revenue & Disaster Management principal secretary said about the ongoing flood situation in Himachal Pradesh.
"Congress has called off the scheduled 'Maun Satyagrah' in four states (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh) which are affected due to heavy rain and flood. It will now take place on 16th July," said Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal.
Significant rainfall has been observed in many regions. Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (31 cm), Chandigarh Iaf, Haryana (21 cm), Behat, West Uttar Pradesh (21 cm), Sirhind, Punjab (14 cm),Sheoganj,East Rajasthan (13 cm) received a notable quantity.
IMD has issued a red alert for Uttarakhand. Besides that, heavy rain is predicted in northwest Uttar Pradesh. Significant rain has stopped in Himachal, while light to moderate rain is expected in the Delhi/NCR area.
