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Flash floods hit Karpat Nallah in Mayar Valley and Gawadi Nallah in the Chowkhang Naingar area of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, affecting road connectivity in the region.

 

Lahaul-Spiti MLA Anuradha Rana said the flood blocked the road near Karpat village. She added that the flood protection work carried out earlier in Mayar Valley helped limit the damage to the village.

 

Rana said the administration and concerned departments had been asked to visit the affected areas, assess the situation and take necessary steps. She said attempts were made to reopen the Chowkhang Naingar road, but repeated flooding prevented the restoration work from being completed.

The MLA said the road restoration work would restart on Wednesday. Rana also said officials had been directed to assess the damage caused by the flash floods and submit details.

Himachal Pradesh has continued to face heavy rain, landslides and flash floods during the monsoon. Since June 30, the state has recorded 197 deaths during the monsoon disaster period. Of these, 81 were linked to rain-related disasters and 116 to road accidents. The overall losses have crossed Rs 1,000 crore.

 

According to the latest State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) data released on Tuesday evening, 88 roads were still blocked across the state as of 5 pm.
Road clearance efforts brought the number down from 105 blocked roads recorded earlier in the morning.

 

Mandi was the worst-hit district, with 32 roads blocked. Kullu followed with 25, while Sirmaur had 10 blocked roads. The power situation also improved during the day. The number of disrupted distribution transformers (DTRs) fell from 36 in the morning to 12 by evening. Hamirpur had nine affected transformers, followed by Shimla with two and Kullu with one.

Heavy rain also affected 19 water supply schemes across the state. Hamirpur reported 12 disruptions, followed by Shimla with five and Bilaspur with two.

 

Of the 197 deaths recorded since June 30, 81 were linked to natural and weather-related disasters. These included 28 deaths from falls or rockslides, 14 from landslides, five from accidental drowning, eight from snake bites and eight due to electrocution.