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Himachal Breaking: Heavy rains cause havoc in Shimla, massive landslide near Gurudwara, entire traffic disrupted
Heavy monsoon rains have caused a massive landslide near the under-construction parking lot near Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (Ripon) Hospital in Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla.
Shimla, July 8: Heavy monsoon rains have caused a massive landslide near the under-construction parking lot near Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (Ripon) Hospital in Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla.
On receiving the information, the District Magistrate along with senior officials reached the site of the incident at 9:45 pm to inspect the site.
Shimla District Magistrate Anupam Kashyap informed that there was no loss of life due to the landslide.
The Shimla district administration took immediate action and made the blocked traffic run smoothly as one-way traffic and covered the sunken portion completely with tarpaulin so that the rain does not have any effect.
There is an electricity pole at the site of the incident and the power supply to it has been cut off as a precautionary measure to prevent any kind of damage.
Giving information, Anupam Kashyap said that SE Public Works Department has been ordered to start relief work at the site early in the morning so that the people of Shimla city do not have to face any kind of problem.
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Anupam Kashyap said that the traffic system will remain smooth here. There is also a water supply pipe at the site of the incident, for the safety of which instructions have been given to the officials of the Jal Shakti Department.
The District Magistrate has appealed to the people to remain alert during the monsoon and immediately provide information about every incident to the Shimla District Administration.
During this time, Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) Ajit Bhardwaj, Additional District Magistrate (Protocol) Jyoti Rana, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Shimla Urban Bhanu Gupta along with other officers, people from the Gurudwara and local people were also present with the administration.
