Flood alert in Sutlej: 100 cusecs of water released from Karchham dam; Advisory not to go near the river, cloud burst in Kumarsen

The water level in the dam of the Karchham Wangtu Hydroelectric Project, built on the Sutlej river in Himachal’s Kinnaur district, suddenly increased. In view of this, the management released 100 cusecs of water from the dam into the Sutlej river at 5.30 pm on Sunday. In view of this, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has alerted all the people living on the banks of the Sutlej river and advised not to go near the rivers and streams.

At the same time, there has been a lot of devastation due to cloudburst in Kumarsen in Shimla district late last night. There was a lot of damage due to floods in Themagarang Nallah of Kinnaur’s Sangla Valley. National Highway-21 was also disrupted for nearly two hours after landslides in Nooni and Kolar of Bilaspur Sadar on Sunday morning.

Devastation due to cloudburst in two panchayats of Kumarsen

According to SDMA, water and mud entered 15 to 20 houses of Kumarsen’s Shivan and Shalauta panchayats. Most of the roads in the area were washed away by the strong current of water. Crops planted in farmers’ fields and apple orchards have also been damaged in the rains.

damage in these areas

According to the administration, hailstorms in Kumarsen’s Pauchhi, Nagjubbad and Shivan during the night also damaged the finished crop of apple and pear. All the roads were closed due to landslides at various places. Till these opened, it became difficult to transport apples and pears to the mandis.

Damage to the field due to landslide after cloudburst in Shalauta

MLA demanded forie relief

Theog MLA Rakesh Singha informed Himachal Chief Secretary RD Dhiman, Chief Engineer of PWD, Shimla DC, SDM Kumarsen and local executive engineer about the damage, to restore the roads and assess the damage and provide immediate relief to the affected families. has demanded.

Partial damage to seven houses

Seven houses were partially damaged due to rain in many areas of the state on Sunday. These include five from Bilaspur district and two from Mandi district. Similarly, 17 gaushalas have also been damaged due to rain. Since the beginning of the rains, 8 pucca and 20 kutcha houses have been completely damaged while 20 pucca and 69 kutcha houses have been partially damaged due to rain. During this, 12 shops, 4 labor sheds, 91 gaushalas and seven ghats were also destroyed by the rains. They have been assessed a loss of Rs 4.49 lakh.

37 roads, 96 transformers stalled

37 roads have been closed due to rain in different areas of Himachal during the last 24 hours. 96 transformers of electricity also got stalled. The loss of road connectivity has made it difficult for people to move and transport crops to the mandis.

Damage to the roof of the house after a cloudburst in Shalauta.

Orange alert from July 20

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert of heavy rain in many areas on July 17 and 19. On July 18, a yellow alert of rain has been issued in some places and on July 20, an orange alert has been issued for heavy rain in plains, low and medium altitude areas. On July 21, a yellow alert of heavy rain was given in six districts.

Danger to the house due to landslide after cloudburst in Shalauta.

Property worth 360 crores destroyed so far due to rain

In Himachal Pradesh, there has been a loss of Rs 360 crore to government and non-government property during 19 days due to rain. PWD alone has suffered a loss of Rs 235 crore and Jal Shakti Department Rs 111 crore. During the monsoon season in the state, 89 people have lost their lives due to various reasons. Similarly, 72 domesticated cattle have also died in the disaster due to rain.

Maximum 163 mm of rain in Kasauli

The highest rainfall of 163 mm has been recorded in Kasauli during the last 24 hours in the state. Bilaspur has recorded 48 mm, Manali 43, Jhanduta 40, Rampur, Mandi and Naina Devi 38 mm, Pandoh 37, Una 34 and Nalagarh 18 mm.