Last Updated: March 04, 2024, 18:50 IST
Heavy rain and snow in Lahaul and Spiti has additionally disrupted the mobile community, it added.
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The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh has issued avalanche warning for 5 districts of Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh
As many as 81 vacationers stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley resulting from closure of roads after heavy snowfall have been shifted to safer locations, police stated on Monday. An excavator operator engaged in clearing a blocked stretch on the Shimla-Kinnaur highway on nationwide freeway 5 at Negulsari in Kinnaur died this morning after capturing stones fell on him.
The deceased was recognized as Madan (27), a resident of Kullu, officers stated.
The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh has issued avalanche warning for 5 districts of Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Monday.
Meanwhile, over 650 roads, together with 4 nationwide highways, within the state remained closed for vehicular motion on Monday following a number of avalanches and landslides brought on by incessant rain and snow for the previous three days, in keeping with the state emergency operation centre.
The 81 vacationers stranded in Spiti Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district had been on Sunday night time shifted to and accommodated in numerous resorts and homestays there, the police stated in an announcement.
About 290 roads are blocked on this tribal district and several other areas are with out electrical energy for the previous two days, the assertion stated.
Heavy rain and snow in Lahaul and Spiti has additionally disrupted the mobile community, it added. As many as 166 roads are closed in Shimla adopted by 75 in Kinnaur, 58 in chamba, 32 in Mandi 17 in Sirmaur, 14 in Mandi, one every in Kangra and Solan.
A complete of 1,655 transformers are out of order whereas 145 water schemes have been disrupted within the state, in keeping with the emergency centre.
High altitude and tribal areas obtained one other spell of snow and Koksar recorded 40 cm of snow, Gondla 33 cm, Kothi 27 cm, Keylong 21 cm, Kufri 5 cm and Kalpa 4.5 cm prior to now 24 hours, in keeping with the bulletin issued by the meteorological division.
Manali with 60 mm of rainfall was the wettest within the state adopted by Tissa 52 mm, Poanta Sahib 26 mm, kataula 33 mm, Bhattiyat 31 mm. State capital Shimla obtained 10 mm of rain, as per the bulletin.
On Sunday, an avalanche hit Dara Waterfall close to Jasrat village in Lahaul and Spiti, obstructing the movement of Chenab and triggering an alert within the adjoining space, officers had stated.
They had suggested the residents of adjoining villages of Jobrang, Rapi, Jasrath, Tarand and Tharot to remain cautious and inform the closest police put up in case of emergency.
Cold wave situations continued throughout the state. There was considerable change within the minimal temperatures throughout the state, with a dip within the mercury. Kukumseri in Lahaul and Spiti was coldest, recording a low of minus 11.2 diploma Celsius.
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