Landslide occurs in NH 707 in Sirmaur district

  • | Friday | 30th July, 2021

 In a major landslide, 100-meter stretch of road connecting Paonta Sahib with Shillai-Hatkoti (national highway 707) collapsed at Kali Dhank (Barwas) in Sirmaur district on Friday.

According to officials, traffic from Sataun towards, Kamrau, Shillai and Hatkoti has been diverted from Paonta Sahib through Kafota via Jakhna Jong- Killor.

 In a major landslide, 100-meter stretch of road connecting Paonta Sahib with Shillai-Hatkoti (national highway 707) collapsed at Kali Dhank (Barwas) in Sirmaur district on Friday.

No loss of life has been reported in this incident while traffic has been blocked on this road.

After the landslide incident, Ram Kumar Gautam, deputy commissioner, Sirmaur, held a video conferencing with officials from Paonta Sahib and Shillai and directed them to add barricades on both sides of slide point with the warning to people to remain alert on the road.

Authorities have been issued instructions to repair the damaged stretch of road in the next three-four days.
According to Indian Meteorological Department, the monsoon over Himachal Pradesh during the previous week was normal.

The state received 73.7 mm during previous week against normal rainfall of 70.2mm with percentage departure from normal of 5%.

The state received cumulative seasonal rainfall of 348.1 mm against normal rainfall of 355.3 mm with percentage departure from normal of minus 2%.

Districts including Kullu, Shimla & Una received large excess rainfall while districts including Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur & Solan received excess rainfall.

Similarly, districts including Bilaspur, Kinnaur & Sirmaur received normal rainfall and districts including Chamba and Lahaul-Spiti received deficient rainfall.

As as far seasonal rainfall is concerned, Kullu district received excess rainfall, districts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una received normal rainfall wjile districts Chamba and Lahaul -Spiti received deficient rainfall.

One spell of heavy rainfall at isolated places in the districts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una was received during last week.

As per Global Forecast System model output for Satluj, Beas and Ravi catchment indicates fairly wide spread rainfall in next 4-5 days.

Light to moderate rain along with thundershowers are very likely to continue during next 4-5 days in Himachal Pradesh with possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places during this period in these catchments.


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