Southwest monsoon remains dormant in Himachal

  • | Thursday | 16th August, 2018

SHIMLA:The southwest monsoon remained subdued on Thursday in Himachal Pradesh with most of the areas not experiencing any rains for the past two days, the Met Office said.There could be no major rains in the state till this weekend, it added. "Monsoon has been dormant for the past two days as precipitation occurred at isolated places in the past 24 hours (since Wednesday)," an official from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS.Monsoon will continue to be weak. Light to moderate rains are likely at a few places over middle and lower hills and at isolated places over higher reaches for four days, he said.The tourist towns of Manali, Dharamsala, Palampur and Dalhousie saw no rains though Shimla experienced mild spells of rain. It saw a low of 16.7 degrees Celsius.Nahan in Sirmaur district recorded the state's highest rainfall of 3.2 mm.After heavy rains on August 13, road traffic was restored on the Chandigarh-Shimla, Chamba-Pathankot and Chandigarh-Manali National Highways and on almost all major link roads in the state, a Met official told IANS.The water level in the Beas river that also rose abnormally, touching the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 near the Hanogi temple, has also receded.The Satluj, Beas and Yamuna rivers and their tributaries are still in spate in Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur and Sirmaur districts, the official said.

SHIMLA:The southwest monsoon remained subdued on Thursday in Himachal Pradesh with most of the areas not experiencing any rains for the past two days, the Met Office said.There could be no major rains in the state till this weekend, it added."Monsoon has been dormant for the past two days as precipitation occurred at isolated places in the past 24 hours (since Wednesday)," an official from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS.Monsoon will continue to be weak. Light to moderate rains are likely at a few places over middle and lower hills and at isolated places over higher reaches for four days, he said.The tourist towns of Manali, Dharamsala, Palampur and Dalhousie saw no rains though Shimla experienced mild spells of rain. It saw a low of 16.7 degrees Celsius.Nahan in Sirmaur district recorded the state's highest rainfall of 3.2 mm.After heavy rains on August 13, road traffic was restored on the Chandigarh-Shimla, Chamba-Pathankot and Chandigarh-Manali National Highways and on almost all major link roads in the state, a Met official told IANS.The water level in the Beas river that also rose abnormally, touching the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 near the Hanogi temple, has also receded.The Satluj, Beas and Yamuna rivers and their tributaries are still in spate in Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur and Sirmaur districts, the official said.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Latest Shimla headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles