747 roads closed in Himachal Pradesh, including three national highways

Due to ongoing heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, at least 747 roads, including three national highways (NH), are closed for the movement of vehicles. According to the State Emergency Operation Center, a total of 747 roads, 227 roads, including NH-3 and NH-305, are blocked for traffic, which is the highest in the state. Apart from this, 183 in Mandi, 137 in Shimla, 44 in Kangra, 42 in Chamba, 39 in Syrmaur, 25 in Una, 25 (including NH-70), 18-18 in Bilaspur and Solan, 9 in Lahaul and Spity, 4 in Kinnaur and 3 in Hamirpur districts. In addition, a total of 959 distribution transformers, 722 in Kullu, 88 in Mandi, 83 in Shimla, 52 in Chamba, 11 in Lahaul and Spiti and 3 transformers, caused power in many areas. In addition, 472 water supply schemes are disrupted after being damaged due to heavy rains, including 176 in Kangra, 123 in Shimla, 63 in Kullu, 57 in Mandi, 30 in Chamba, 12 in Chamba, 12 in Syrmaur, 6 in Solan, 3 in Bilaspur and 3 in Hamirpur. Meanwhile, light to moderate rain has continued in many parts of the state during the past 24 hours. Mandi received 41 mm of rain, which is the highest in the state, followed by 35 mm of rain in Nahan in the Sirmaur district. Similarly, Paonta Sahib in the Sirmaur district 30.8 mm, 24.5 mm in Narkanda, 20.5 mm in Sarahan of the Shimla district, 16.5 mm in Dhaulakuan, 12 mm in Manali, 8.5 mm in Sunandagar, 3 mm in Sunderdagar and 1.6 mm in Shimla. According to the state meteorological department, light is expected to continue to moderate rain on September 14 in various places in the state. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature across the state is expected to rise by 3 to 4 ° C, while the minimum temperature will remain normal.