Himachal: 586 roads closed, 806 electricity transformers disrupted

September 12, 2025

Intermittent rain continues in many parts of Himachal Pradesh. Due to landslides at various places in the state, 586 roads, including three national highways, remained closed at 10:00 am on Friday. Apart from this, 806 electricity transformers and 364 water supply schemes are also affected. 204 roads are closed in Kullu district, 156 in Mandi, 57 in Shimla, 44 in Kangra, 35 in Chamba and 32 in Sirmaur. The weather remains bad even today in the surrounding areas, including the capital Shimla.

Landslide in Pipli village threatens houses and cowsheds
Due to heavy rains last night, a landslide has occurred near Pipli village. According to the local people, this landslide is still continuing, due to which the danger to some houses and cowsheds in the area has increased. Giving information, Panchayat Pradhan Inder Singh said that a house is being evacuated with the help of the administration and villagers, so that there is no loss of life.

People remained awake the whole night in panic and tried to take their families and cattle to a safe place. The Pradhan is demanding immediate relief and a permanent solution from the administration. Seeing the situation on the spot, people are being appealed to remain alert and stay away from the landslide affected area.

Alert of heavy rain in many parts
According to the Meteorological Center Shimla, the period of rain is forecast to continue till September 18 in many parts of the state. A yellow alert has been issued for thunderstorms and heavy rains on September 13 and 14 in some places.

Last night, 75.0 mm of rain was recorded in Murari Devi, 61.8 in Mandi, 52.4 in Sundarnagar, 46.6 in Slappar, 43.7 in Kangra, 40.0 in Ghaghs, 27.0 in Jogindernagar, 17.9 in Baggi, 17.2 in Kasauli, and 14.6 mm in Dharampur.