ENVIRONMENT

Monsoon death toll went up to 193 in HP

Death toll of monsoon season went up to 193 in Himachal Pradesh as Shimla and Kangra district registered 32 and 22 csaulity in various rain related mishap.
State Disaster management authority said in the press release issued here today that 102 People killed in rain related road mishap, 23 falling from road, building and cliff, 21 died in landslides, 19 drowning, two in fire, seven in snake bites, three in electricutation, four in slipping from the height and glacier one in man animal conflict and nine in other mishap.
Shimla district recorded loss of 32 lives, 22 in Kangra, 20 in Sirmaur, 19 in Mandi, 17 in Chamba, 16 in Kullu, 15 in Solan, 14 in Kinnaur (nine on Monday), 12 in Una, ten Bilaspur and Lahaul Spiti and five in Hamipur.
Road mishap alone took toll of 24 People in Shimla, 18 in Sirmuar, 15 in Solan, 10 in Chamba, nine each  in Una and Mandi, five in Kullu, three each in Bilaspur, Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti, two in Hamipur and one in Kangra district.
Kangra district witnessed monsoon furry recently as ten people died in landslides and eight due to drowning in Shahpur area the district. It is followed by Kinnaur district as nine Tourists killed in tragic landslides at Batsari area of Sangla valley on Monday and three others injured.
Three people have drowned in Mandi and one in Shimla in the monsoon rains and flash flood. Two people have been killed in landslides mishap in Chopal subdivision of Shimla district in recently.
Nathpa river tributary of Sutlaj and  Chandra tributary of Yamuna are flowing above danger mark however others dams and rivers are inflated but blowing near and below danger mark , state  SDMA said.
In the Monsoon rain 389 animal or livestock worth Rs 26.4 Cr have been killed and Monsoon rain have caused cummalative loss of Rs 4554 Cr to public and private property in the state.

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