Himachal Pradesh rains: Yellow alert issued for today; PG exams cancelled, schools, colleges to remain closed
HP traffic police in a tweet on X informed that the movement of heavy vehicles including buses is suspended on Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway 5 till further orders due to intermittent blocking at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo. In an update on Shimla city, the traffic police has informed that the National Highway 5 has been blocked at Tenzin Hospital, Panthaghatti & BCS due to fallen trees and have asked commuters to use alternate route Panthaghatti-Kasumpti-Chhota Shimla for LMVs.
According to the state emergency operation centre, a total of 621 roads, including a maximum of 236 in Mandi, 59 in Shimla and 40 in Bilaspur district are currently closed for vehicular traffic. Since the monsoon's onset in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, the hill state has so far suffered losses to the tune of ₹7,020 crore and 257 persons have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents, the emergency operation centre said.
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