IMD issues 'moderate to high risk' flash food alert in 5 districts of Himachal till July 17 - Punjabi News

Published on: 17 Jul 2023 at 11:53 AM

IMD issues ‘moderate to high risk’ flash food alert in 5 districts of Himachal till July 17

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Shimla, July 17

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a ‘moderate to high risk’ alert predicting flash floods occurrence in five districts of Himachal Pradesh till July 17.

“Moderate to high risk” of flash food over a few watersheds and neighborhoods of Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaour, Shimla, and Kullu districts till July 17,” a bulletin issued by IMD said. Earlier today, IMD issued an orange alert for rain in four states, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

“OrangeAlert: Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) from 16th to 17th July”, it said.

Earlier Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed concerns over the possibility of nearly Rs 5,000 crore in losses due to floods in the state.

The Chief Minister stated that compensation of Rs 1,45,000 has been provided to those whose houses were completely damaged and Rs 1 lakh to those with partially damaged houses.

Meanwhile, Himachal Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur visited the flood-affected Sainj Valley in Kullu and said that the state government should speed up relief and rehabilitation works in the area.