The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted showers to continue in the hill state till September 9, with isolated heavy showers also likely on September 4 and 5.
The weather office has sounded a yellow alert of heavy rainfall in Bilaspur, Kangra and Sirmaur districts for September 4. It will be followed by a similar alert for September 5 in Bilaspur, Kangra and Solan districts.
Light to moderate rain is likely at many places over the state with heavy rain likely at isolated places till September 5, according to IMD officials. light rain is expected at isolated places over the state on remaining days of the week While light to moderate rainfall is likely at few places over the state on September 6. During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain at many places and heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places was observed over the state. The highest rainfall of 13 cm, during this period, was recorded in Naina Devi, followed by Murari Devi (9 cm), Jatton Barrage (7 cm), Nahan (5 cm), Kasauli (5 cm), Dharamshala (4 cm), Pachhad (3 cm), Jogindarnagar (2 cm), Solan (2 cm), Saloni (2 cm), Palampur (2 cm), Una (1 cm), Bilaspur Sadar (1 cm) and Kufri (1 cm). Rainfall continued to disrupt normal life in Himachal, with 95 roads blocked on Thursday. It included 38 blocked roads in Mandi and 22 in Kullu district. Moreover, 35 water supply schemes also remained disrupted across the state.
Officials on Thursday said the drinking water supply to various parts of Dharamshala town had been affected after heavy landslides in the Naddi area damaged the main gravity pipelines supplying water to the Dharamshala Town Water Supply Scheme.
