30 major landslides occurred from June 13 to July 30
It has been raining heavily in Himachal Pradesh for the past several years. After heavy rain, sporadic rain continues. Due to this, incidents of mountain eruptions and landslides are continuously coming to the fore. The latest case of landslide has been reported from Shimla. Where the eight-storey building of Shimla collapsed in just seven minutes due to the landslide. However, it was fortunate that the people living in the building had an idea about this, due to which the entire building had already been razed.
#WATCH | A multi-storey building collapsed at Kachi Ghati area of Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district on Thursday evening, no loss of life was reported.
A probe has been ordered by the government to look into the incident, said Urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj. pic.twitter.com/IoNHk3yXmF
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2021
As per the detailed information, the incident took place at Ghoda Chowki near Hali Palace in Shimla at 5.45 pm on Thursday. The building had already been declared dangerous by the system. This year the foundation of the building was shaken due to heavy rains. If sources are to be believed, this building was built by ignoring the rules. There is no permission to build an eight storey building in Shimla.
The eight-storey building itself collapsed, but another two-storey building was also damaged. It is noteworthy that this time due to heavy rains, there was a significant increase in the incidents of landslides in entire Himachal.