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Himachal rain to continue till August 18, IMD warns
The India Meteorological Department expects rain across Himachal Pradesh from August 14 to 18, with heavy showers possible in Chamba, Kangra and Mandi from August 16. A yellow alert covers Bilaspur, Kangra…
The Story in Brief
The India Meteorological Department expects rain across Himachal Pradesh from August 14 to 18, with heavy showers possible in Chamba, Kangra and Mandi from August 16. A yellow alert covers Bilaspur, Kangra and Mandi on August 15. Orange alerts have been issued for Kangra and Sirmaur on August 18, when isolated areas could receive very heavy rain.
A landslide blocked the Bilaspur-Shimla highway near the Bilaspur-Solan border on Thursday night. An HRTC bus narrowly escaped the slide, and the road remained closed for about four hours. By Friday evening, 144 roads were blocked and 250 water supply schemes affected, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre. No national highway was blocked.
The Indian Opinion
The absence of a fresh flash-flood warning should not be read as a clear passage. Nor does the bus’s narrow escape justify dramatic claims of an imminent disaster across the state. The immediate concern is practical: access roads, riverside settlements and drinking-water systems face repeated disruption when rain intensifies. District administrations should publish timely closure and restoration updates, while residents should treat orange alerts as instructions rather than weather commentary. The number of blocked roads on August 18 will show whether preparedness matched the forecast.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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