Himachal Reels Under Monsoon Fury; Mandi, Kullu Among Worst-hit

On Sunday, SDMA published its latest landslide monitoring report based on real -time monitoring inputs in 22 places in 22 places such as Mandi, Kangra, Shimla and Solan.

According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), a total of 179 people have been killed in rain -related events such as landslides, flash floods and cloud explosions since June 20 and traffic accidents attributed to treacherous weather conditions.

As of the evening of August 3, disaster 296 is not crossed, 134 power distribution transformers excluded and 266 water supply plan was broken and stressed the widespread infrastructure damage caused by heavy rains in the peak.

Among the worst affected areas are Mandi, Kullu and Chamba, which constitute a large share of road blockage and public service faults together. The National Highway-505 in Lahaul-Spiti remains closed due to landslides and flash floods and interrupts vital access.

SDMA report, roads, energy lines, water systems, health infrastructure and schools, including public property cumulative damage, 1,71.495 Lakh’ı exceeded and especially affected in agriculture and horticulture more than 88,800 hectares of crops, he said.

Authorities are working at any time of the day to maintain access and services, but constantly preventing the instability and land instability rescue and charity operations. SDMA advised the residents to remain vigilant, to avoid travel in vulnerable areas and to comply with the weather conditions because more rain was estimated in the coming days.

Early on Sunday, the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) stressed risk levels in 22 locations in districts such as Mandi, Kangra, Shimla and Solan based on real -time monitoring inputs.

According to the report, two places – Nurpur (Kangra) and Dakshi in Solan were classified under the risk of ‘high’ landslide. At the same time, the majority of other regions were recorded at the risk of ‘moderate’.

Baldun (Nurpur) is marked as high risk in Kangra region; Dharamshala and colony are reported as medium risk. In the Solan region, both Dagshai and Dakshi are under active supervision; Dakshi is marked as high risk.

In the Mandi region, an important monitoring stations cluster, including the Griffon Peak Series (1-6, 8-10), Sanarli-2, Tattapani and Vishwakarma Temple, reveals a moderate risk. A site is marked as Godha Farm 2, “not working”.

In Shimla, the Jutogh region continues to declare a moderate risk with monitoring functional. A critical area near the Vishwakarma Temple in Mandi works without a landslide monitoring system. It is currently evaluated only based on weather data forecasts and emphasizes potential gaps in real -time monitoring infrastructure.

SDMA said that all functional monitoring units except those mentioned above are currently operational. Local administrations have been warned and cautious consultants are expected to follow.

Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) envisaged moderate rainfall in several parts of the state in the next 12 hours.

Within the next 12 hours, moderate rain to moderately in many places and bilaspur, hamirpur, kangra, servant, mandi, shimla, sirmaur, solan and flour regions in one or two places in one or two places.

Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the areas affected by the disaster of Thung, Bakshyar and Janjehli in the election zone of the Siraj Assembly of the Mandi Region on Sunday.

During the visit, the governor met with the affected families and distributed basic aid materials.

The governor first interacted with the victims of the disaster in Thung, and the lower section was most damaged in the last natural disaster and said that there were comprehensive losses for private property, land and animal husbandry.

Referring to the flexibility of the local people, Governor Shukla said, “Despite the major damage, the courage and determination of the inhabitants here is really praised. Although full compensation is not possible for damage, all kinds of efforts will be made to provide help at all levels.”

He emphasized the need to consider both internal resources and additional regulations to solve such situations effectively.