In the last four days, Himachal Pradesh has seen nonstop rain in most areas, causing over 190 roads to be closed. The local weather office has issued a ‘yellow’ signal, meaning heavy rain is expected till August 7.
The data given by the state emergency operation center on Saturday shows that of the 191 routes blocked to vehicular traffic in the state, 79 are in the districts of Mandi, 38 in Kullu, 35 in Chamba and 30 in Shimla, five in Kangra, and two in each of Kinnaur, Lahaul, and Spiti.
According to the center, the state has already experienced disruptions to 120 water supply schemes and 294 transformers.
The Himachal Roads Transport Corporation (HRTC) has suspended bus services on 82 out of the total 3,612 routes, Managing Director, HRTC, Rohan Chand Thakur said on Friday.
Moderate to heavy showers continued to lash parts of the state, with Jogindernagar receiving the highest rainfall of 85 mm since Friday evening followed by Gohar (80 mm), Shilaroo (76.4 mm), Poanta Sahib (67.2), Palampur (57.2 mm) Dharamshala (55.6 mm) and Chopal (52 mm).
Rain-related incidents have claimed 77 lives since the onset of the monsoon on June 27 until August 1 and the state has suffered losses amounting to ₹ 655 crore, according to officials.
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