ITBP wrote on X, “Responding to the requisition from DC Kinnaur, #ITBP has deployed a rescue team under AC/GD Sameer with mountaineering and RRC equipment after two makeshift bridges on the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra route were washed away due to incessant rains, leaving several yatris stranded.”Kinnaur Kailash, considered to be the winter residence of Lord Shiva, is located at an altitude of 19,850 feet. The yatra began on July 15 and was scheduled to continue till August 30.Meanwhile, educational institutions — including schools, colleges, and anganwadis — were closed in Sunni, Kumarsein, Chopal, Dodra Kwar, Jubbal, Theog, and Rampur subdivisions of Shimla district; Karsog and Sundernagar in Mandi district; Nirmand in Kullu district; and some subdivisions in Solan district. Several schools in Shimla city announced holidays or switched to online classes.Also the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH 21), Old Hindustan-Tibet Road (NH 05), Mandi-Dharampur (NH 3) and Aut-Sainj road (NH 305) were closed for vehicular traffic following landslides. Shimla-Kalka National Highway, which was blocked at Chakki Mor near Koti in Solan district, has been opened for vehicular movement.Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) officials have cautioned residents about disruption in water supply for the next two to three days due to high turbidity at the source.The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) reported that 537 roads, including four national highways, remained cut off as of Wednesday evening. Of these, 314 are in Mandi district — which has been severely affected by cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods — and 117 are in Kullu district.
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