TNR Desk
The weather is likely to remain clear in Himachal Pradesh till April 9. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be sunshine during this period in most parts and the temperature will increase.
Despite a forecast, there was no rainfall in the state due to the weakness of the western disturbance that became active three days ago. It only drizzled at isolated places.
A western disturbance is becoming active again on April 10. However, the rainfall is likely to have its biggest impact on April 13. On Saturday, a drop of about 1 degree Celsius was recorded in the maximum temperature in the state.
A drop of 1 to 2 degrees Celsius has been recorded in the minimum temperature. Due to the heat in the plains, the number of tourists entering Himachal has increased.
The occupancy in hotels in the state is said to be more than 70 per cent over the weekend.
Meanwhile, houses have been damaged due to the earthquake that occurred on the night of April 4 in Pangi tribal sub-division of Chamba district.
According to the analysis of Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Sach, Shechu, Shun, Hilutwan and Kumar Parmar panchayats of Pangi tehsil of Chamba district have been affected by the earthquake.
A team of the local administration inspected Sach, Setchu and Shun panchayats after the earthquake.
The team found that there were cracks in 19 houses at these places. After this, the team also visited other panchayats.
Pangi tehsildar Shanta Kumar said that on April 4 at 9.34 pm, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter’s scale caused damage to houses in the Shechu panchayat of Pangi. Cracks have appeared in about 10 houses.
