Heavy Rains Hit Most States

August 14, 2026

It was being said that this time due to the weakness of El Nino, the rain would be less and the monsoon would be normal. But the prediction is proving wrong. After El Nino gained strength, it has brought heavy rains in most of the states of India. At present, there is an alert of heavy rains in Punjab also till 15th August. 6 districts of Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda and Patiala were devastated by heavy rains. Areas were flooded and traffic was disrupted. From common people to businessmen, everyone was troubled.

Last year, heavy rains caused a lot of damage in the neighboring state of Himachal. This year, it was no less than that. Even at this time, 8 districts of Himachal Pradesh are affected by rains. Yellow alert is still in force in Himachal. Landslides are occurring at many places in Himachal. There are incidents of rocks falling on vehicles moving on the roads.

On Tuesday also, one person died and two others were injured when a rock fell from a hill on a moving car on Shimla-Manali Highway. Two national highways are closed in Mandi and 313 connecting roads are closed. Chandigarh-Manali Highway was closed for 12 hours due to falling debris from the hill. Tourism has dropped drastically and hotels are lying vacant. The condition of other states of the country is also bad due to heavy rains. Due to continuous rains for three days in Madhya Pradesh, National Highway-46 was filled with water up to one foot.

The tunnel of DelhiMumbai Expressway in Kota, Rajasthan was filled with water. As a result, there was a long traffic jam. Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh was also flooded. After the cloudburst two days ago in Niti Valley of Chamoli in Uttarakhand, Tamak drain was in spate. Now the valley bridge made of 17 tons of steel was washed away in it. The same is the condition of Gujarat where more than two dozen people trapped in the rain were rescued, the same is the condition of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Precautionary measures are announced, but they prove insufficient. The same story repeats itself every year in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir.

Himachal Pradesh has already suffered losses of ₹900 crore (approximately $1.2 billion). In Jammu and Kashmir, the Ujj River in Bamiyal, bordering India and Pakistan, has received over 100,000 cusecs of water, creating a flood-like situation. Overall, the swirling clouds are now more a sign of cloudbursts and loss of life and property than a pleasant message