Very heavy rainfall likely in Himachal on Tuesday, yellow alert till July 20

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in isolated areas of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday as the state’s Meteorological Department has issued an orange weather warning for Shimla, Solan and Sirmour districts and a yellow weather warning for Kangra, Kullu and Mandi districts.

Yellow weather warning has also been issued for the state till July 20.

This spell of heavy rain is very likely to trigger landslides and mudslides as well as waterlogging in many areas of the state where an orange weather warning has been issued. People have been advised to avoid going to vulnerable areas and areas that face the waterlogging problems frequently. People have also been advised to avoid going near water bodies, avoid trekking and to limit outdoor activities.

The Meteorological Department has mentioned that no major changes will be recorded in minimum and maximum temperatures as they are most likely to remain normal during the next few days.

Meanwhile, monsoon activity was normal over the state with heavy rainfall in isolated areas and light to moderate rainfall at many places during the past 24 hours.

Rajgarh in Sirmour district received 70 mm rain which was the highest in the state followed by 40 mm in Pachhad in Sirmour district. Similarly, Mandi received 26.4 mm rain, Bhuntar 22mm, Shimla 11.5 mm, Manali and Kasauli received 8 mm each, 6.4 mm in Paonta Sahib, 3.4 mm in Solan and 3 mm in Una.