Himachal Pradesh Rain Damage

Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh on July 31 midnight have so far claimed 22 lives while operations are underway to trace over 30 missing persons, officials said on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday contributed Rs 5 crore for relief and rehabilitation work in Himachal Pradesh that witnessed damage to properties and loss of lives due to rain-induced flash floods and landslides in this year's monsoon

Roads connecting most tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh have been substantially restored and it is now safe to travel to the state, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.

In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday.

Heavy overnight rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed 12 lives and blocked over 400 more roads besides damaging several houses, officials said on Wednesday.

Traffic has been halted on the Baddi-Nalagarh highway after the main bridge suffered damage after a cave-in following heavy rainfall, an official said.

The Met office in Shimla has issued an 'orange alert' for heavy to very heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh from August 22-24 and 'yellow alert' for heavy rain on August 21, even as the monsoon remained subdued in the state.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced a financial assistance of Rs 15 crore to Himachal Pradesh where heavy rains and landslides have caused massive damage.

The Himachal Pradesh government Friday declared the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity.

The death count from the monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh climbed to 74 on Thursday, as rescue workers pulled out another body from the rubble of a Shiva temple in Shimla while two more were killed in Chamba.

While the Himachal Pradesh chief minister has said the damage is to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore, this huge number is made up of the individual losses being suffered by everyone from taxi drivers and apple growers to hotel owners.

At least 71 people have died in the past three days and 13 are still missing in Himachal Pradesh after devastating rains pounded the state, with Chief Minister terming the work of rebuilding infrastructure a "mountain-like challenge".

Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours triggered landslides and uprooted trees, damaging houses and vehicles and blocking 150 roads.

Himachal Pradesh, Public Works Department Minister, Vikramaditya Singh, on Thursday said that 330 roads and two main four-lane roads including Kalka-Shimla have been closed in the state due to rain-triggered landslides and flashfloods.

The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh has been badly hit due to heavy rains this year. The National Highway from Dharamshala to Mcleodganj is severely damaged in several places.

Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh on July 31 midnight have so far claimed 22 lives while operations are underway to trace over 30 missing persons, officials said on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday contributed Rs 5 crore for relief and rehabilitation work in Himachal Pradesh that witnessed damage to properties and loss of lives due to rain-induced flash floods and landslides in this year's monsoon

Roads connecting most tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh have been substantially restored and it is now safe to travel to the state, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.

In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday.

Heavy overnight rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed 12 lives and blocked over 400 more roads besides damaging several houses, officials said on Wednesday.

Traffic has been halted on the Baddi-Nalagarh highway after the main bridge suffered damage after a cave-in following heavy rainfall, an official said.

The Met office in Shimla has issued an 'orange alert' for heavy to very heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh from August 22-24 and 'yellow alert' for heavy rain on August 21, even as the monsoon remained subdued in the state.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced a financial assistance of Rs 15 crore to Himachal Pradesh where heavy rains and landslides have caused massive damage.

The Himachal Pradesh government Friday declared the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity.

The death count from the monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh climbed to 74 on Thursday, as rescue workers pulled out another body from the rubble of a Shiva temple in Shimla while two more were killed in Chamba.

While the Himachal Pradesh chief minister has said the damage is to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore, this huge number is made up of the individual losses being suffered by everyone from taxi drivers and apple growers to hotel owners.

At least 71 people have died in the past three days and 13 are still missing in Himachal Pradesh after devastating rains pounded the state, with Chief Minister terming the work of rebuilding infrastructure a "mountain-like challenge".

Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours triggered landslides and uprooted trees, damaging houses and vehicles and blocking 150 roads.

Himachal Pradesh, Public Works Department Minister, Vikramaditya Singh, on Thursday said that 330 roads and two main four-lane roads including Kalka-Shimla have been closed in the state due to rain-triggered landslides and flashfloods.

The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh has been badly hit due to heavy rains this year. The National Highway from Dharamshala to Mcleodganj is severely damaged in several places.