Himachal Pradesh suffers losses of ₹1500 crore during ongoing monsoon season

Since the onset of monsoon in the state on June 20 till date, Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses of over ₹1,500 crores, officials said on Sunday (July 27, 2025).

So far, 88 people have died and 35 have gone missing in rain-related incidents, and 1,316 houses have been fully or partially damaged in the state. The state has experienced 42 flash floods, 25 cloudbursts and 32 landslides during this monsoon, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).

The local Met office on Sunday (July 27, 2025) issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in isolated areas in four districts — Kangra, Kullu Mandi and Shimla — for Tuesday (July 29, 2025).

Light to moderate rains lashed some parts of the state in the past 24 hours since Saturday (July 26, 2025) evening. Dharamshala received 35 mm of rainfall, followed by Malraon 26.4 mm, Kangra 26 mm, Dhaulakuan 17.5 mm, Kahu 14.5 mm, Manali 11 mm, Jot 10.8 mm, Jubberhatti 10.4 mm, Bajaura 10 mm, Joggindernagar 6 mm and Narkanda 5.5 mm.

Thunderstorms lashed Sundernagar, Shimla, Murari Devi and Jubbarhatti.

Nearly 200 roads, including two national highways, were closed for vehicular traffic on Sunday (July 27, 2025) evening owing to the rains and 75 power distribution transformers and 97 water supply schemes have also been affected across the state.

Around 131 roads, including the Manali-Kotali road (NH-70), were closed in Mandi district alone, where multiple cloudbursts wreaked havoc on June 30 night. National Highway (305) Sainj to Aut road is blocked at Kekhsu and Jhed due to landslides in Kullu district.

There was no significant change in the minimum and maximum temperatures, and Kukumseri was coldest at night, recording a low of 12.8 degrees Celsius, while Una was hottest in the day with a high of 35.6 degrees.