Overview

• District officials said the slide struck around 2 am after prolonged heavy rain, collapsing a section opposite the school and endangering nearby structures.
• Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap ordered St Edward’s shut on September 19–20 under the Disaster Management Act, exempted staff from attendance, and directed online classes.
• Public Works Department crews deployed heavy machinery with about 25 tippers and trucks and are working round the clock to clear debris on the main road.
• Authorities barred traffic on the affected stretch and advised residents and commuters to avoid the area due to the risk of further collapse.
• The incident comes during a damaging monsoon across Himachal Pradesh, with state data citing 47 cloudbursts, 98 flash floods, 148 major landslides, 427 deaths, and roughly Rs 4,754 crore in losses.