Heavy Rainfall Predicted In Himachal, Orange Alert For 9 Districts
NDTV
Himachal Pradesh has received 70% prescription of the total rainfall so far, The India Meteorological Department said.
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the nine Himachal Pradesh districts including Shimla, Solan and Mandi.
"We have issued orange alerts for the Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una districts during the next three days. The rain will continue in the near future. If we see the records of the past 100 years, this year will be the highest rainfall year as it has broken all old records so far in the state," said Surender Paul, head of IMD (Shimla), on Wednesday.
"There has been light rainfall during the past 24 hours in the state. There is a probability of landslides and fog in the region. The monsoon will continue till September. Monsoon so far there has been 530 mm of rainfall which is very high. We have received 734 mm of rain during the monsoon. We have received 70% prescription of the total rainfall. We have two more months of the monsoon season. We have issued an advisory and have also issued an orange alert," Mr Paul further added.
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