NDRF teams are deployed in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Delhi, where torrential rainfall and the release of water from barrages have resulted in unprecedented floods
With heavy rains lashing Himachal Pradesh, the State government has initiated measures to ensure the safety and safe return of Telugu people, especially students stuck in the rain-hit State.
In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping of road links, officials said.
Three persons of a family were killed while two others were injured after their house collapsed due to heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on Sunday, the police said.
Despite the difficult geographical conditions, all the total 17.08 lakh rural families in the state have now been provided with tap water, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu along with several Cabinet ministers participated in the candlelight protest 'Sankalp Satyagraha'.