Overview

• IMD issued red alerts for Himachal’s Chamba, Kangra and Mandi and for several Jammu districts, with heavy to very heavy rain expected through August 26 before a likely decrease.
• Traffic on the Jammu–Srinagar highway is suspended due to landslides and shooting stones, and a key rail down line near Pathankot–Kandrori is halted as trains run on a single line or via diversion.
• Ravi overflow at Madhopur surpassed 100,000 cusecs, the Basanter crossed the danger mark in Samba, the Tawi exceeded the evacuation level at Udhampur, and the Ujh neared danger thresholds at two gauges.
• Himachal reported 795 road closures including two national highways, widespread power and water disruptions, and district-wide school shutdowns, with targeted rescues in Indora and evacuations around Manali.
• Delhi saw renewed showers with airline advisories and the Yamuna near the danger mark, while official monsoon death tallies for Himachal diverged between SEOC (156) and SDMA (306) for June 20–Aug 25.