Himachal Pradesh

Services were halted due to damage at 352 locations following heavy rainfall leading to flash floods and landslides in HP

Improving networks for flood forecasting and introducing a GIS-based Decision Support System are other facets of the project.

Suman who works as a domestic help says that she has lost everything in the landslide and that she has no money to even pay her son's school fees.

The rescue operation is being carried out with the help of a steamer, officials said.

Since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, 338 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents while 38 people are reported missing.

The authorities have written to the Union Ministry of Education and the Himachal government to conduct a risk assessment of the complex against the backdrop of Shiv Mandir collapse, where 21 died

The rainfall activity is likely to increase in distribution and intensity from August 21 with precipitation in many parts of the state till August 24, the MeT office said in a release.

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