- Friday, May 03, 2024
Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu carried out an aerial survey and also interacted with tourists stranded in Kullu and had a meal with them.
By: Shubham Ghosh
TWENTY more people died in rain-related incidents across India’s northern states on Tuesday (11), taking the death toll to over 100, India Today reported.
In Himachal Pradesh, where monsoons wreaked havoc causing massive destruction, the death toll stood at 80. State authorities said more than 30 people were killed in three days of landslides and floods that blocked several roads and damaged several major bridges.
According to data, out of the 80 deaths in Himachal, 24 were caused by road accidents; 21 by landslides and 12 by falling from height; seven from accidental drowning; five from flash floods; four from electrocution; two from snake bites and five from other reasons, the India Today report added.
While bus services remained suspended in nearly 1,300 routes in the state, supply of essential items were also disrupted in many areas, including capital Shimla and Manali.
The meteorological department has warned of the possibility of moderate to high flash floods in districts such as Shimla, Sirmaur and Kinnaur.
Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu carried out an aerial survey of the state’s Kasol, Manikaran, Kheer Ganga and Pulga areas and also interacted with tourists stranded in Kullu and shared a meal with them.
The state emergency response centre said Himachal has suffered a loss to the tune of over Rs 1,000 crore (£94 million) since the onset of monsoon in the last week of June, the India Today report added.
Deaths were also recorded in the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand besides Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.
Infrastructure was damaged and essential services were disrupted across various states in incessant rainfall.
In national capital Delhi, the water level in the river Yamuna breached the danger mark of 206 metres, promoting authorities to relocate people from flood-prone areas to safer locations.
The city received its highest rainfall (153 millimetres) in a single day in July since 1982 in the 24-hour period in Saturday-Sunday period.
It got an additional 107 mm of rain in the next 24 hours that left roads, parks and marketplaces submerged.
In Haryana, another northern state, several key highways were temporarily closed for traffic due to waterlogging.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar asked the state’s administrative secretaries in charge of the flood-hit districts to visit the areas assigned to them and monitor the relief work.
