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185 roads shut as rain batters Himachal, orange alert issued
Torrential rain has shut 185 roads across Himachal Pradesh, with the Met office issuing an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday. The State Emergency Operation Centre…
The Story in Brief
Torrential rain has shut 185 roads across Himachal Pradesh, with the Met office issuing an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday. The State Emergency Operation Centre reported 77 water supply schemes and 104 transformers disrupted as of Saturday morning.
The worst-hit district is Mandi with 92 roads blocked, followed by Kullu with 48, officials said. Since the monsoon began on June 30, 65 people have died in rain-related incidents, including 14 in landslides and one in a flash flood. State losses have crossed Rs 834 crore. Dharamshala recorded the highest 24-hour rainfall at 48.1 mm, while the weather department predicted a wet spell until August 14.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines scream 'orange alert' and '185 roads closed', but this is routine monsoon fury, not an apocalypse. Himachal sees such chaos every year, yet each downpour is reported as unprecedented. The real story isn't the weather, it's why a state that gets pounded annually still has drainage that chokes and hillsides that slide. After 65 deaths and Rs 834 crore gone, should we pat the government for issuing alerts or ask why the infrastructure cannot take a regular monsoon?
Source: newindianexpress.com
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