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Shimla: Thirty-one people were killed in 51 incidents of cloudburst and flash floods between June 27 and August 16 during the ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh, the State Emergency Operations Centre said.
31 people were killed and 33 went missing in 51 incidents of cloudburst and flash floods between June 27 and August 16 in Himachal Pradesh, the State Emergency Operations Centre said.
Lahaul-Spiti suffered the most damage
Lahaul and Spiti has suffered the most damage in the state. 22 incidents related to floods and cloudbursts have been recorded here, which is the highest in the state. After this, 11 incidents occurred in Kinnaur, six in Una, three each in Kullu and Mandi, two in Sirmaur and one each in Chamba, Hamirpur, Shimla and Solan districts.
Most landslides in Mandi
According to the data, 121 houses were completely or partially damaged. The State Emergency Operations Centre said three people were killed in 35 landslides during the same period. Mandi witnessed the highest number of nine landslides.
Six landslides each occurred in Kinnaur and Shimla, four each in Lahaul and Spiti and Chamba, three in Solan, two in Kullu and one in Bilaspur. Data for other districts was not available.
95 roads remained closed on Sunday morning
However, residents of several districts have claimed that the number of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides is far higher than the official count. Meanwhile, light rains continued in parts of the state and 95 roads were closed on Sunday morning, the State Emergency Operations Centre said.
In this regard it was said that 33 roads are closed in Kullu, 23 each in Mandi and Shimla, 10 in Kangra, 2 each in Chamba and Kinnaur and 1 each in Hamirpur and Una. According to information, 47 electricity and 35 water supply schemes have also been affected here.
Loss of Rs 1140 crore
According to officials, Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses worth Rs 1,140 crore so far, with the road infrastructure suffering the maximum damage.
The Public Works Department has suffered losses of Rs 502 crore, followed by the Jal Shakti Department (Rs 469 crore) and the Horticulture Department (Rs 139 crore). The local meteorological department has issued a 'yellow' alert for heavy rains at isolated places in the state till August 21.
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