Himachal Pradesh will take a year to rebuild infrastructure wrecked by heavy rains: CM Sukhu

Incessant rains continue to wreak havoc in parts of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in damage to buildings and properties. On Tuesday (August 15), 5 to 7 houses collapsed in Shimla’s Krishna Nagar area following a landslide. Over 60 people have lost their lives so far in Himachal and Uttarakhand. 

According to officials, some residents were feared trapped in the debris, and NDRF, SDRF, and state police personnel were leading the rescue operations. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand this monsoon triggered landslides and flash floods in several places. Badrinath National Highway has



been blocked in several areas of the Chamoli district, as a result of heavy rain in the state. According to Chamoli Police, the highway was blocked at Pipalkoti, Gadora, Navodaya Vidyalaya Pipalkoti, Gulabkoti, Pagalnala and Vishnuprayag areas of the Chamoli district.

Himachal Pradesh will take a year to rebuild the infrastructure wrecked by the heavy rains this monsoon but the state is up to the“mountain-like challenge”, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said. He said the estimated damage in the two devastating spells of heavy rain – this week and in July – is about Rs 10,000 crore.