Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) At least nine people were killed as torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc in Khyber and several other districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday. Fatalities were reported in Khyber, Mardan and Bajaur while flash floods and cloudbursts damaged roads, bridges, houses, shops, fish farms, orchards, crops and public infrastructure in Mansehra, Abbottabad, Chitral, Shangla and other districts, suspending traffic movement and…
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Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Friday said that increasing cloudbursts in the state have been linked to climate change and enhanced evaporation from reservoirs created by large dams. He said that owing to spike in natural calamities, the government has decided to develop disaster resilience infrastructure with an estimated outlay of Rs 3,500 crore that would help strengthen the capacity to withstand disasters and minimise losses.Speaking at the valedic…
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday said 4,228 multi-task workers have been deployed to restore road connectivity disrupted by the monsoon. Chairing a review meeting of the Public Works Department to assess the preparedness for the monsoon season, the minister directed the officers to remain fully prepared to respond to any emergent situation.He said the department has deployed 11,137 ‘beldars’ across the state to restore road connectivity w…
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) Many villages were cut off on Thursday after two cloudbursts caused flash floods in Bhalesa area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district.Officials said many roads were damaged in Bhalesa area of Doda district by flash floods triggered by two cloudbursts in the area.Officials said flash floods have washed away roads resulting in many villages getting cut off from other parts of the district.Two cloudbursts struck the Khal Jugasar belt of Bhalesa. The cloudbursts released tonne…