This committee will be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Water Power Department and he will submit his report within two weeks. 34 devotees lost their lives while more than 20 people were injured in this landslide.
While several devotees are returning from there without having Darshan of the Shrine, a large number of pilgrims are still stranded.
The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide has jumped to 34. The pilgrimage to the Shrine still remained suspended. Educational institutions in the Union Territory remained closed.
The cloudburst tragedy in Dharali and Harshil occurred on 5 August. So far more than 1300 people have been evacuated but over 100 are still reoirted missing.
Due to rain, the Tanakpur-Tawaghat highway, Tawaghat-Lipulekh, Jauljibi-Munsiyari, Thal-Munsiyari roads are closed and the connectivity of the China border is disrupted.
The work of removing debris from the mouth of the lake formed in the Yamuna river by the irrigation department is going on in Syanachatti.
Rain and landslides have created havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Due to which there has been a lot of devastation in the state. In fact, till now the state has suffered a loss of more than Rs 700 crore.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has sought the help of Air Force for rescue and disaster relief after conducting an aerial survey of the affected areas of Mandi.
Many villages have been without electricity for over 48 hours, affecting drinking water supply and mobile networks.
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