IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states for next 5 days

Due to incessant rains in the region, The state government in Himachal Pradesh ordered all schools and colleges to remain closed on August 16 in the wake of incessant rain in the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the next four days. IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states for next 5 days.

The weather office has also predicted heavy rain activity in parts of Gangetic West Bengal till August 17, Jharkhand till August 18, Odisha till August 19, and over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on August 16 and 17. Parts of central, west, and south India are likely to witness light/moderate rainfall/thunderstorm and lightning with isolated heavy rainfall activity over Chhattisgarh till August 19.

As per IMD, light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning with isolated heavy rainfall likely over Himachal Pradesh on 15 and 16 August and over Uttarakhand during 15-19 August. Due to incessant rains in the region, The state government in Himachal Pradesh ordered all schools and colleges to remain closed on August 16 in the wake of incessant rain in the state.

The Himachal Pradesh University in an order said that the teaching activities in state University will be suspended till 19 August whereas University Library to be closed till 20th August. The order further stated that the teaching and non-teaching staff will continue to attend the university as usual. The search and rescue operation was launched after the word of the incident got out and sniffer dogs and rescuers were at the spot at the time of filing this report.

Currently, no immediate reports of any casualties or injuries in the incident. Earlier, on Tuesday, the Indian Air Force airlifted 18 army soldiers in a single sortie to aid the rescue operation following landslides in Shimla. “A Chinook helicopter of Western Air Command airlifted 18 Indian Army personnel and a 3-Ton Mini Dozer in a single sortie for rescue efforts in areas affected by landslides near Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla today,” the Indian Air Force informed through a statement on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 5 to 7 houses collapsed in Shimla’s Krishna Nagar area following a landslide. At least 55 lives have been lost across Himachal in the ongoing rain fury, which has triggered landslides, cloudbursts, and road blockades.

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