8 districts face flash flood risk

With heavy rain pummeling several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the local meteorological department Tuesday warned of arisk of low to moderate flash floods in parts of eight districts in the next 24 hours.

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These districts are Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una.

Himachal Pradesh has received 203.2 mm of rain against the normal of 152.6 mm from June 1 to July 8.

The meteorological department also issued a ‘yellow’ alert warning of heavy rains at isolated places in seven districts of the state till next Monday.

The scheduled visit of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to the disaster-hit areas of Janjheli and Thunag in Seraj assembly segment, represented by Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, was cancelled Tuesday due to inclement weather.

A total of 198 roads, including 150 in the worst-hit Mandi district, are closed while 159 transformers and 297 water supply schemes are affected in the state, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).