| Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, 126 roads shut, yellow alert for 2 days | | |
Agencies
SHIMLA, Aug 27: Rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, blocking vehicular movement on 85 more roads across the state and uprooting trees in the state capital.
The local meteorological office has issued a 'yellow' alert, forecasting heavy rains accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in the state for the next two days.
As many as 41 roads were closed on Monday morning and the number increased to 126 on Tuesday as rains led to landslides and uprooting of trees, according to the state emergency operation centre.
In Shimla city, school and office goers had to face inconvenience in the morning hours due to uprooting of trees near Toyland following heavy rains. A total of 41 roads here are closed for vehicular movement in Shimla district.
Of the total 126 blocked roads, the highest are shut in Mandi at 50, followed by 12 in Solan, 10 in Kangra, six in Kullu, four in Sirmaur and one each in Una, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts.
Additionally, 1,191 power and 27 water supply schemes across the state are also disrupted, the emergency operation centre said.
Moderate rains were witnessed in several parts of the state since Monday 5 pm with Kaho recording the highest rainfall of 84 mm until 8 am, the weather data showed.
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