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Heavy rains trigger landslides, cloudburst in Himachal

Shimla, Aug 9 (UNI) Moderate to heavy rains battered several parts of Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, triggering massive landslides, road blockages, and a cloudburst in Kullu district.
A major landslide struck the Chandigarh-Manali four-lane near Jhindi in Mandi district on Friday afternoon, sending huge boulders crashing onto the highway and forcing its closure to traffic.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed machinery to clear debris, but repeated landslides have slowed restoration work.
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Nahan, Jul 14 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party State President Dr. Rajiv Bindal said that the people of Himachal Pradesh should know that work is progressing rapidly on a historic ₹194.42 crore project under the Government of India's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to comprehensively modernize and strengthen the power system in Sirmaur district.

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Himachal CM inaugurates solar power project in Solan, as part of revenue-sharing model

15 Jul 2026 | 12:12 AM

Arvind Kashyap
Solan, Jul 14 (UNI) In a significant push towards decentralised renewable energy and rural self-reliance, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu virtually inaugurated a 500 kW ground-mounted solar power project at Mamlig Gram Panchayat in this district under the state's Green Panchayat Yojana.

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