Just like the previous years, the monsoon has left a trail of damage and destruction in Himachal Pradesh in 2022. As many as 244 people have lost their lives and property worth Rs 1,214 crore has been destroyed in the rain fury in the state in the past two months.
According to the data compiled by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) between June 29 and August 21, most of the deaths occurred due to landslides, flash floods, road accidents and rockfalls. While 115 people died in road accidents, 33 in rockfalls, 27 due to drowning, 19 in landslides, eight in flash floods and one in cloudburst events.
According to an SDMA official, road accidents were caused by heavy rains only. “The accidents in our data have mainly occurred due to conditions created by heavy rains like low visibility, caving-in of roads, waterlogging,” the official said.
A total 427 people were also injured and 12 went missing and are presumed dead.
The SDMA report said a total 71 landslides, 64 flash floods, 33 rockfalls and 12 cloudburst events shook the state during the monsoon.
In the natural disasters that struck Himachal, the public works department (PWD) suffered the biggest loss of over Rs 700 crore, followed by Jal Shakti Vibhag (JSV), which lost Rs 483 crore.
The loss of private property was pegged at Rs 12.5 crore.
The rains also disrupted 65 drinking schemes all over the state and cut off villages in the interiors by blocking as many as 96 link roads.
According to the SDMA officials, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Kinnaur and Shimla were the worst hit during the monsoon. The rainfall during monsoon in Himachal remained normal with Shimla, Kullu and Mandi receiving the heaviest rains in the state. In the last four years, a total 1,521 people have lost their lives with 2018 being the worst year when 343 people had died and a financial loss of around Rs 1,578 crore was recorded.
According to Geological Survey of India, there are 17,000 disaster-prone sites in the state.
According to the data compiled by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) between June 29 and August 21, most of the deaths occurred due to landslides, flash floods, road accidents and rockfalls. While 115 people died in road accidents, 33 in rockfalls, 27 due to drowning, 19 in landslides, eight in flash floods and one in cloudburst events.
According to an SDMA official, road accidents were caused by heavy rains only. “The accidents in our data have mainly occurred due to conditions created by heavy rains like low visibility, caving-in of roads, waterlogging,” the official said.
A total 427 people were also injured and 12 went missing and are presumed dead.
The SDMA report said a total 71 landslides, 64 flash floods, 33 rockfalls and 12 cloudburst events shook the state during the monsoon.
In the natural disasters that struck Himachal, the public works department (PWD) suffered the biggest loss of over Rs 700 crore, followed by Jal Shakti Vibhag (JSV), which lost Rs 483 crore.
The loss of private property was pegged at Rs 12.5 crore.
The rains also disrupted 65 drinking schemes all over the state and cut off villages in the interiors by blocking as many as 96 link roads.
According to the SDMA officials, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Kinnaur and Shimla were the worst hit during the monsoon. The rainfall during monsoon in Himachal remained normal with Shimla, Kullu and Mandi receiving the heaviest rains in the state. In the last four years, a total 1,521 people have lost their lives with 2018 being the worst year when 343 people had died and a financial loss of around Rs 1,578 crore was recorded.
According to Geological Survey of India, there are 17,000 disaster-prone sites in the state.