Trigger Landslides…
On Monday, 14 August 2023, Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours.
Heavy rain caused continuous landslides and uprooted a number of trees, damaging several houses, and vehicles and blocking nearly 150 roads.
On Sunday, a private bus conductor was severely injured when a tree got uprooted and fell on the vehicle near ISBT here, officials said.
A total of 452 roads, including a maximum of 236 in Mandi, 59 in Shimla, and 40 in Bilaspur district are now closed for public traffic, according to the state emergency operation center.
Three vehicles parked on the roadside were damaged following a landslide at Dudhli in the suburbs of Shimla city.
A landslide also occurred near St. Edwards School, while uprooted trees blocked the road for some time near 103 Tunnel in the heart of the state capital.
The basic necessities such as milk, newspapers, and edibles in upper Shimla areas have been disturbed over the past few days.
Three houses, cow sheds and vehicles were damaged near Dagsech in the Namhol area of Bilaspur district.
A landslide on the Shimla-Mataur road was observed.
The administration has vacated nine houses after the land in the area started sinking, officials said.
A large number of heavy vehicles got stuck on both sides of the road at Chakki Mor near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway.
It connects Shimla and Chandigarh due to continuous landslides on the road stretch.
The small vehicles are being diverted through different routes.
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