Nahan wettest in state, gets 196 mm rain

Our Correspondent

Nahan, August 11

Nahan, the district headquarters of Sirmaur, recorded a staggering 196 mm of rain on Saturday night. The torrential rain across the district has disrupted normal life, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and inconvenience to people.

As per the Meteorological Department, Nahan has received the highest rainfall in the state, followed by Una (135 mm). Dhaulakuan and Paonta Sahib —both in Sirmaur — received 117 mm and 110 mm of rain, respectively.

The rain has caused severe road disruptions in Sirmaur. Currently, 51 major and link roads in the district are blocked. These include 12 roads in Sangrah, 19 in Shillai, one in Rajgarh, 12 in Nahan, five in Paonta Sahib and two roads in Pachhad.

The Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) reported that the continuous rain has resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 5.64 crore. Twenty water schemes of the Jal Shakti Department have been damaged, leading to an estimated loss of over Rs 33 lakh.

Seven members of a family remained stranded on an island in the middle of the Markanda river near Kolar for 13 hours. With a combined effort of the local administration and residents, they were rescued by a JCB machine on Sunday afternoon. Sirmaur Deputy Commissioner Sumit Khimta stated that the district administration had made extensive preparations to handle any situation.