As the monsoon mayhem continues in Himachal Pradesh, at least 74 people have been killed in the landslides and floods triggered by incessant rains in the state. HP recorded heavy rains for three days, beginning Sunday, following which it subsided. The showers will again increase on August 23 and 24, but there will be no excessive or continuous rainfall, according to IMD. Meanwhile, torrential rains continued in Uttarakhand, with IMD predicting isolated but heavy rainfall in the state over the next three days. The Met Department also predicted isolated heavy showers over Odisha and Jharkhand.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday announced to provide a financial assistance of Rs 11 crore to Himachal Pradesh, where heavy rains and landslides have wreaked havoc, a government official here said.Baghel on Thursday spoke to his Himachal Pradesh counterpart Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu over phone and took stock of the situation in the northern state and assured to extend support to deal with it, he said.
In a statement issued on Friday, Baghel said a severe natural calamity has hit the ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of gods) Himachal Pradesh and in such a situation, people of Chhattisgarh are standing with the people of the northern state.
The CM said he has announced to release Rs 11 crore on behalf of the people of Chhattisgarh to the Himachal Pradesh government for the relief and rehabilitation of victims of the disaster.
Government on Thursday launched the mobile application ‘FloodWatch’ with the aim of using mobile phones to disseminate information related to the flood situation and forecasts up to seven days on a real-time basis to the public.
The in-house developed user-friendly app has readable and audio broadcast and all the information is available in two languages, i.e. English and Hindi.
Key feature of the app includes real-time flood monitoring where users can check up-to-date flood situation throughout the country. The app utilises near real-time river flow data from various sources.