SHIMLA, Aug. 22, 2023 (TBINN)
Rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh today and Meteorological Office in Shimla issued a Red Alert predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated spells of extremely heavy rains in eight of its 12 districts during night.
In view of the warning, Deputy Commissioners Aditya Negi of Shimla and Arindam Chaudhary of Mandi ordered closure of all schools and colleges in their jurisdictions on Wednesday and Thursday. Bilaspur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussian Sadiq said all educational institutions will remain closed tomorrow, Wednesday.
Red Alert was issued in the evening for parts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una districts as rains today triggered some land-slides in Mandi and Hamirpur districts and uprooted trees in other areas.
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