Monsoon has covered Himachal, rainfall activity to intensify: MeT

Heavy to very heavy rain over some parts of plains, mid hills and adjoining high hills is likely till June 30

- Dar Ovais

DHARAMSHALA: Monsoon has covered the entire Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, said the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office, adding that the rainfall activity is expected to intensify in the coming days.

The MeT office has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall activity over some parts of plains, mid hills and adjoining high hills till June 30. The showers continued in parts of the hill-state on Tuesday including in the capital city Shimla.

According to the weather office, light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places in the state on June 25 to 27 with a few spells of heavy to heavy rainfall also likely during this period. Later light to moderate rainfall is also expected at many places from June 28 to 30.

An orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been sounded at isolated places over Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Kullu, Shimla and Solan districts for June 25 (Wednesday).