Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche in Kinnaur blocks several highways
Shimla, January 26: On Thursday officials confirmed that an avalanche hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, blocking Hindustan-Tibet road.
Officials further said that the avalanche struck near Tinku nullah in Pooh and efforts to reopen the road (National Highway 5) are underway. The snowfall in the other parts of the state left 256 other roads, including four national highways, are also blocked.
While elaborating further, the officials said that the National Highway (NH) 3 near Rohtang Pass, NH 305 near Jalori Pass, NH 505 from Gramphu to Lossar and NH 5 in Pooh were closed due to heavy snowfall.
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At 137, the roads were blocked in Lahaul and Spiti. There are around fifty-three roads blocked in Chamba, 33 in Kullu, 13 in Shimla, six in Sirmaur, five in Kinnaur and Mandi each, they said. More than 1,024 transformers were also disrupted as per the reports.
The areas of Gondla received 20 cm of snow, Kothi 12 cm, Khadrala 10 cm, Keylong 9 cm, Keylong 8 cm, Kalpa 7 cm, Sangla 7 cm, Shillaroo and Tissa 5 cm each, according to the meteorological department.
Several parts of Himachal Pradesh was lashed by rains, the weather department said. Kheri was the wettest place in the state with 88 mm of rainfall. Saloni recorded 43 mm of rainfall, Dharmshala 29 mm, Sangrah 26 mm, Jogindernagar 24 cm, Nadaun 22 cm, Mehre 20 cm, Jatton Barrage and Mandi 14 mm each, Gaggal 13 mm, Ghamroor 12 mm and Baijnath 10 mm.
There is a ‘yellow alert’ warning given for the heavu rain and snow at the isolated places over mid and high hills and thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm in the plains, low and mid-hills on January 29 and 30. It has predicted a wet spell in the region from January 28 to 30 with a fresh western disturbance likely to approach the state.
Authorities have advised farmers to take precautions against waterlogging, which can cause plants to rot or result in poor germination in wheat and vegetables.
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- With inputs from agencies
