Amid the constantly exacerbating weather conditions in Himachal Pradesh, another cloudburst in Gadsa valley of Kullu district on Tuesday damaged some houses and agricultural land in the area besides snapping power supply, officials said.
According to the officials, two bridges and some cattle are feared to have been washed away while the heavy rains damaged the Bhuntar-Gadsa road at several points.
Revenue officials have reached the spot to assess the situation, they said.
How the administration is responding?
In light of the water overflow due to gate malfunction of the Malana Dam, the Kullu district administration had on Monday urged the locals living on the banks of the Parvati river to stay vigilant.
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"We have alerted the people living in villages on the banks of the river that they would be evacuated in case of a breach in Malana Dam 2," Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, Ashutosh Garg told PTI.
So far, the situation is not serious as only 30 cusec water is overflowing and the Malana Dam 1 below the stream can hold water for some time in case of a breach, allowing evacuation, he said.
The local Meteorological Office had issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in eight of the 12 districts of the state on July 26 and 27 and cautioned against landslides, flash floods, mudslides and increased runoff in rivers.
