The resolution, adopted by voice vote, also requested a special relief package of Rs 12,000 crore from the Union government.
Experts say that the main causes of landslides in Himachal Pradesh are human-made, such as deforestation, construction in sensitive areas, and mining.
The stretch located between Chamoli and Nandprayag near Pursari village is apparently sinking towards the Alaknanda River.
Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, with 75 people killed in landslides in different districts, including Shimla.
Clarifying his 'Bihari Architects' remark, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that he did not say anything as such adding they are like brothers.
Amid incessant rains in the state, several buildings have collapsed in Shimla due to landslides in several parts of the city.
All educational institutes including school, colleges, vocational training centres and Anganwadi Centres will remain closed tomorrow, August 16. Check latest updates here.
As many as 6,000 people were evacuated in South Korea as the country is experiencing heavy rains since July 9 and 27,260 households were left without electricity.
Amid heavy downpours in the state of Himachal Pradesh, five people have been killed in separate incidents of landslides in the districts of Shimla, Kullu and Chamba, said officials on Sunday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday had issued a 'red' alert in seven districts of Himachal Pradesh for July 8 and 9 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), warning of extremely heavy rainfall in the state.
The Torrential rain created havoc in the northeast region. Assam's flood situation grew grim, while Sikkim witnessed one of the worst landslides.
The western and northern provinces and Kigali, the capital, are particularly hilly, making them vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season.
Congo floods 2022: Some 12 million people live in the 24 neighborhoods of Kinshasa hit by the floods, according to three local officials who told media that people were killed, houses submerged and roads ruined.
According to Naguib Sinarimbo, the interior minister for a five-province Muslim autonomous region governed by former rebels, the majority of the dead were washed away by raging floodwaters and drowned or were struck by debris-filled mudslides.
The ASDMA bulletin said 8,88,177 people continue to be impacted by the deluge, with the Cachar district being the worst hit as more than 5.63 lakh people are in distress.
Cachar is the worst-hit district with nearly 10.2 lakh people still suffering, followed by Nagaon (3.76 lakh) and Morigaon (1.76 lakh). Till Saturday, over 22.17 lakh people were affected by the deluge across 24 districts in the state.
"Due to heavy rainfall on the whole NH-44 and shooting stones at Panthyal and other locations approx. 3000 vehicles both HMVs and LMVs are stranded on the NHW," the Jammu and Kashmir police said.
Three fresh fatalities were recorded in Darrang, two in Nagaon – police personnel who got washed away while trying to rescue marooned people – and one each in Cachar, Dibrugarh, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup and Lakhimpur.
Incessant rains since Monday night led to knee-deep water on all major roads across the city, while at some places water levels have crossed the waist. The approach road of the Guwahati railway station was also submerged.
The flood situation in Assam further worsened on Friday, while the death of four more persons, including two children, took the toll to 14 in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides and over 8 lakh people have been affected in 29 of the state's 34 districts, officials said.
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