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Himachal Monsoon Devastation Keeps 252 Roads Closed as Rescue Teams Race to Reopen Routes

Search teams intensify operations to clear landslides, reopen highways after heavy rains caused widespread infrastructure damage under yellow-alert forecasts.

Vehicle stranded after land slide at four miles Bindravani near Mandi on Sunday. (Birbal Sharma/HT)
Mandi, which is the epicentre of disaster, has alone reported 15 deaths and 27 missing people. (HT)
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Overview

  • Heavy monsoon downpours since June 20 have shut 252 roads, including key stretches of the Chandigarh-Manali and Mandi-Dharampur national highways.
  • State Emergency Operations Centre data show about 95 people have died, 33 remain missing and losses total an estimated ₹751–770 crore.
  • Critical systems have been crippled with 781 water supply schemes and 463 power distribution transformers disrupted across the state.
  • Local authorities report that 150 of 241 drinking water schemes in Mandi’s Seraj constituency have been partially restored through war-footing repairs.
  • The Union government approved ₹2,006 crore for rehabilitation on July 9, though state leaders say a dedicated relief package has not yet been disbursed.