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One injured as boulders hit car in Kangra’s Nurpur
One person was injured when the car he was driving got stuck in a landslide at Niazpur in Nurpur subdivision of Kangra district on Tuesday
One person was injured when the car he was driving got stuck in a landslide at Niazpur in Nurpur subdivision of Kangra district on Tuesday.
He has reportedly suffered fracture in legs. Locals faced tough time rescuing the driver as he was trapped in the crushed car. The traffic movement on the highway was also halted, but was later restored.
The injured man was rushed to Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College in Tanda where his condition is stated to be stable.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the car accident that took place on Monday at Ranital climbed to two after one more person succumbed to his injuries.
The car had rammed into a boulder that was lying on the roadside after a landslide.
Red weather alert
The weather office has predicted heavy rain till July 30 in the state with a red alert in four districts of Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur and Bilaspur on Wednesday and orange warning for six districts, barring Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti, till July 29.
Kangra deputy commissioner Nipun Jindal said all officers have been asked to stay in touch with district and subdivision-level control rooms. “The PWD has been asked to mobilise machinery to restore traffic immediately in case of a blockade, while home guards and volunteers have been deployed in vulnerable areas,” he said.
Moderate rainfall has been recorded across the state. Bharari in Hamirpur district got the highest 75.6mm of rainfall followed by 60mm in Sarkaghat and 45mm at Gohar in Mandi district. Dharamshala got 43.6mm of rainfall, Sundernagar 36.1mm, Hamirpur 32mm, Sujanpur Tira 31mm, Baijnath and Palampur 30mm each, Gaggal and Nahan 29mm each, Mandi 23.5mm and Bhunter 22mm. State capital Shimla got 7mm of rainfall, while Manali got 8.4mm.
According to the Himachal disaster management authority, 190 people have been killed in rain-related incidents such as landslides since June 13 when the monsoon entered the state.
The PWD has suffered losses amounting to more than ₹272 crore and Jal Shakti department ₹115 crore. The horticulture department estimates losses to the tune of ₹90 crore and agriculture department ₹30 crore.
A total of 87 houses have been damaged in floods and landslides.
Traffic disrupted
Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali highway was disrupted for an hour on Tuesday morning due to a landslide at Hanogi, 30km from Mandi.
The authorities mobilised machinery to clear the highway at Hanogi and traffic was restored around 9.30am, officials said.
Traffic on the Pathankot-Mandi highway also came to a halt due to a landslide at Gumma near Jogindernagar and the road was cleared in the afternoon. Chamba-Bharmaur highway also remained blocked and efforts were on to clear the debris.
