As heavy rain continues to lash Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Solan and Sirmaur districts, warning of extreme rainfall in isolated areas. An orange alert has been sounded in Shimla, Mandi, Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Kangra, Kullu, and Lahaul-Spiti, while Kinnaur and Chamba are under a yellow alert.
The downpour has pushed the water level of the Sutlej river dangerously high, now touching Thali bridge in Sunni, Shimla district. Riverbank areas at Kalighat and ITI, Sunni, are submerged, and two families have been shifted to safer locations.
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Road connectivity across the state is in tatters. As many as 1,161 roads, including seven National Highways, are closed due to continuous rain. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, 283 roads are blocked in Mandi, 234 in Shimla, 205 in Kullu, 138 in Sirmaur, 92 in Solan, 60 in Kangra, 49 in Lahaul-Spiti, 39 in Bilaspur, 37 in Una, 13 in Kinnaur, and 12 in Hamirpur. Major highways like NH-3, NH-305, NH-707, NH-505, NH-21, NH-205, and NH-05 are among those affected.
The power supply has also taken a severe hit. About 2,477 transformers are down, including 951 in Kullu, 529 in Solan, 273 in Sirmaur, 266 in Mandi, 258 in Shimla, 87 in Lahaul-Spiti, 59 in Hamirpur, 32 in Kinnaur, 20 in Una, and two in Kangra.
The state has been suffering due to heavy to very heavy rain in the last 24 hours. Naina Devi in Bilaspur received the highest rainfall at 136 mm, followed by Pacchadi in Sirmaur (77 mm), Chamba (66 mm), Bilaspur (60.4 mm), Manali (57 mm), Palampur (52.6 mm), Nahan (43.2 mm), Keylong (34 mm), Dharamshala (32.8 mm), Shimla (30.8 mm), Bhuntar (30.4 mm), Kufri (29 mm), Kangra (20.7 mm), Mandi (19.8 mm), Kalpa (14.2 mm), and Sundernagar (12.7 mm).
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