India Weather Highlights: Chandigarh-Manali highway reopens after 24 hours, Southwest monsoon advances across country

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nashik, Pune and Satara for June 28. Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai and Thane during this period. (ANI)

The India Meteorological Department has said that Kerala has received deficient rainfall so far. The onset of the Southwest monsoon had been delayed by a week in the state, with the monsoon arriving in Kerala on June 8. (PTI)

Although the flood situation in Assam has marginally improved, it has caused damage to many locals' homes, forcing them to take shelter on embankments. (ANI)

“There is a possibility of rain for the next 5 days in Himachal Pradesh. Heavy rain alert continues at some places. An orange alert has been issued for today and a yellow alert for tomorrow. More than average rainfall likely in June,” Sandeep Kumar Sharma, IMD scientist, Shimla, said. (ANI)

Heavy rain triggered a flash flood in Himachal Pradesh that led to the blocking of Tandi-Killar State Highway-26 in Dared Nala, news agency ANI reported.

“Today, on 27/06/2023 at 07:50 am, according to the information received from the District Disaster Management Authority Lahaul-Spiti, Pangi-Killar Highway (SH-26) has been blocked due to a flash flood in Dared Nala,” SDRF of Himachal Pradesh tweeted.

The Chandigarh-Manali national highway was restored for traffic on Monday night after remaining closed for almost 24 hours owing to landslides and flash floods, officials said.

Hundreds of commuters, including tourists, were stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district as the highway was blocked since Sunday evening. The 70-km Mandi-Pandoh-Kullu stretch of the highway was blocked at Khotinallah near Aut, about 40 km from Mandi town, following flash floods while the Mandi-Pandoh stretch was blocked near 7 Miles after a landslide.

Light to moderate rains continued to lash several parts of Himachal Pradesh and the MeT office has issued a warning of heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places on June 28 and 29 and thunderstorms and lightning on June 30 and July 1. (PTI)

Heavy rainfall in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, caused waterlogging in several parts of the city on Tuesday.

Heavy rain lashed parts of Pune in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning. The Met Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls in isolated parts of Maharashtra on June 27.

“Active monsoon conditions are likely to continue over East-central, Northwest & West India over the next 4-5 days and the Southwest monsoon is likely to advance further into some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and the remaining parts of the Western Himalayan Region today, June 26,” the IMD said.

The Char Dham Yatra has been halted due to bad weather en route to Kedarnath and Badrinath, informed Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.

“Snowfall, rains and landslides have occurred at various places and traffic has been disrupted due to the same. We appeal to travellers coming for Char Dham Yatra to continue their journey once the weather clears up,” he was quoted saying by news agency ANI.