The rainfall on the pre-Diwali day disrupted the plans of small vendors as many are selling festival-related goods including firecrackers, flowers, and other necessary items used for Diwali pooja and decoration on the streets
The districts where a red alert has been issued include: Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, and Mandi districts where rain disrupted normal life. The India Meteorological department has also issued orange alerts for three districts in Himachal: Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur, and a yellow alert for the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district.