Panchvaktra bridge in Mandi washed away as rain batters Himachal Pradesh

As heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh continued to batter almost all districts triggering landslides and flash floods at various regions the Panchvaktra bridge in Mandi collapsed officials saidAdditional District Magistrate Mandi Ashwani Kumar said that the historical bridge washed away as the rivers water level increasedEarlier in the day the bridges connecting Aut village to Banjar and of Pandoh village were swept away by the overflowing Beas river in Mandi district Taking note of the incident former state Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said that the washedaway bridges were the identity of HimachalThe Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Assembly also appealed to the Centre to provide all possible assistance to the persons affected due to inclement weatherThe former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh also urged the state government led by CM Sukhu to evacuate people safely as soon as possible Along with this he appealed to the people of Himachal Pradesh to stay safe in their homes during the rainy season and come out only when absolutely necessaryThe hilly state experienced landslides and flash floods in various districts due to the rising water levels in the Beas River resulting in the loss of several livesMoreover due to continuous heavy rainfall and inclement weather conditions in several districts of Himachal Pradesh train services on the ShimlaKalka route were also suspended on SundayStation Superintendent of Shimla Railway Station Joginder Singh told ANI that landslides caused by heavy downpours have damaged railway tracks at multiple locations between Shimla and Kalka leading to the suspension of train operationsYesterday two trains including a passenger train were cancelled for today In the morning we learned that the weather forecast is very bad like the past few days and yesterday too it rained overnight causing landslides at many places between KalkaShimla routes and uprooting trees So we decided to suspend all train services on the ShimlaKalka route the official saidAccording to Meteorological Centre Shimla moderate to heavy rainfall with thunder at most places and very heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely to continue in the districts of Shimla Solan Kinnaur Sirmaur Kangra Kullu Mandi Bilaspur and Hamirpur districtsAs per the India Meteorological Department IMD isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also very likely in Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh and adjoining districts of Punjab HaryanaChandigarh on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever