TNR News Network
SHIMLA:
Though the weather showed some signs of improvement on Thursday (September 4, 2025), challenges remain severe across Himachal Pradesh. Landslides continue to strike multiple regions, causing widespread disruption.
As of now, 1,292 roads, including six national highways, remain closed due to landslips and debris, severely affecting mobility and supply chains across the state.
In addition to road closures, 2,809 electricity transformers and 1,081 drinking water schemes are out of service. Remote villages are among the worst-hit, struggling with no power, water or access to relief. Major road blockades have been reported from Chamba (204), Kullu (225), Mandi (293), Shimla (216), Sirmaur (91), Solan (71) and Kangra (53).
Schools shut, online classes affected in power-starved villages
With safety concerns mounting, all government and private schools, colleges, universities and technical institutions across the state have been ordered shut until September 7. However, even online learning remains out of reach for many students in remote areas, where electricity outages persist.
Meanwhile, Kullu district continues to face recurring landslides. In the fourth such incident in three days, two houses in the Inner Akhara Bazaar area were hit by a fresh landslide early Thursday morning around 7.30 am.
One person died, three were rescued, and six others, including a woman and five Kashmiri labourers, are still feared trapped under the debris. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is leading the rescue operation, while senior officials, including ADC Ashwini Kumar and SDM Nishant Kumar, are monitoring the situation on-site.
Damages worth over Rs 3,690 crore incurred
The ongoing monsoon season has taken a heavy toll on Himachal Pradesh. Since June 20, the state has reported 343 deaths, including 160 deaths in road accidents, while 398 persons have been injured and 43 are missing.
As many as 5,319 houses and commercial buildings have been damaged while 4,244 animal sheds have been destroyed. The total losses have been estimated at Rs 3,690 crore.
Flashfloods, cloudbursts and landslides have left a trail of destruction across urban and rural areas alike.
Fresh landslide cracks houses in Solan’s Dharampur
In Solan district’s Dharampur area, a landslide in Bathol village caused visible cracks in three homes. All affected houses were vacated as a precaution and land erosion continues to pose a threat to the entire settlement. Cracks have also appeared in nearby farmland, worsening fears of further damage.
Elsewhere in Solan’s Occhghat region, a massive boulder rolled down a hillside late at night, smashing through the roof of a two-storey house and coming to a halt in the courtyard. Fortunately, the boulder got partially lodged in nearby trees, preventing further destruction. Anticipating danger, the house had been evacuated earlier, thanks to a timely warning by the local panchayat head.
