Himachal Pradesh: Schools, colleges to remain closed in on July 10, 11 amid heavy rainfall
disaster management to remain alert. The DC held a meeting with officials on Sunday to review the situation arising out of heavy rains in the district. Arindam Chowdhary said that as per the information received till 10 am on Sunday, 173 roads are closed due to continuous heavy rains in the district.
Efforts are on to restore them at the earliest. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in the district for the next 24 hours. The collector said that due to heavy rains in the district, many projects of other departments including Public Works and Jal Shakti Department have been damaged.
It is being assessed. The focus of the administration is on the safety of the people. All the district administration officers and machinery are continuously working on this.
Earlier in the day, Losar village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh received an 'unexpected' spell of snowfall as various parts of north India remain affected due to heavy rainfall. The entire village was covered with a thick layer of snow after it experienced the surprise snowfall on Sunday morning. (With inputs from ANI)
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