Avoid travel, rivers, stay home: Himachal on alert
July 10, 2023 09:53
![A railway track between Koti and Sanwara railway stations in HP](http://im.rediff.com/news/2023/jul/10live-himachal.jpg)
A railway track between Koti and Sanwara railway stations in HP
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in various districts of Himachal Pradesh.
"Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is very likely to continue in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and Kullu in most places and very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places," the IMD said.
The IMD further stated that few locations in the remaining districts are likely to see light to moderate rainfall.
"Light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at a few places in the rest of the districts," said the IMD.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh (HP) Traffic, Tourist and Railways Police on Monday took to its Twitter handle and said that the IMD has issued a red alert for various parts of the state and laid down instructions by the local administration.
"The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for most districts of the state today, which means there is a "very high risk of heavy to very heavy rainfall". So you avoid unnecessary travel. Stay away from rivers and landslide areas. Please follow the instructions issued by the local administration," tweeted the HP Traffic, Tourist and Railways Police.
On Sunday, six people were stranded in the Nagwain village of Mandi due to the rise in the water level of the Beas River, an official statement said. A rescue operation was underway to rescue the stranded people.
"A rescue operation is underway to rescue six people stranded in Nagwain due to the rise in water level of the Beas River following incessant rainfall in the state," an official said.