As monsoon brings with it landslides, cloudbursts and floods on hills, Kullu administration is preparing in advance to make rainy season pleasant for residents and tourists. The monsoon may reach Himachal any time. The rivers and water streams in Kullu have already swollen as snow on peaks is melting fast due to rise in temperature. The administration has asked all the SDMs, officials of public works department, national highway authority of India and tourism department to keep a watch in their respective areas and stay alert. Hundreds of houses are built along the riverside in Kullu while many slum areas have also come up in last few years. The migrants from other states, mostly beggars and labourers, have established slums near the rivers on forest land. “People living close to rivers are asked to stay alert as water level may rise suddenly during rain. All the departments have been asked to get prepared to deal with any situation,” Kullu deputy commissioner Dr Richa Verma said. “The officials have been asked to stop people from going close to rivers and stop encroachment to establish slums.” She said the glaciers are melting fast and downpour can bring rivers and their tributaries in spate which can prove fatal. “Tourists will not be allowed to go near rivers to take selfie. Tourism department has been asked to put warning signage at such places. The department will also keep a watch on adventure activities like rafting and paragliding. The hydel project managements have been asked to alert people before releasing surplus water from the reservoirs,” she added. Landslides along national highways and link roads that block them and pose threat to traffic remain the main concern during monsoon season in Kullu. The DC said PWD and NHAI have been asked to mark landslide-prone areas and
As monsoon brings with it landslides, cloudbursts and floods on hills, Kullu administration is preparing in advance to make rainy season pleasant for residents and tourists. The monsoon may reach Himachal any time. The rivers and water streams in Kullu have already swollen as snow on peaks is melting fast due to rise in temperature.
The tourist places of Kullu Manali are clogged with garbage during summer tourist season as tourist crowd leaves behind tonnes of garbage. This time Kullu administration is not in mood to spare the litterbugs and has warned to impose a heavy fine on whoever throws garbage in open space. After National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked deputy commissioners of all districts of Himachal to ensure disposal of plastic waste from roadsides, rivers, nullahs and tourist places, Kullu administration has warned people of district to stop littering or face fine of upto Rs one lakh. The administration will run district wide campaigns to clean up garbage from rivers, their tributaries, towns and tourist places from May 3. As the district produces most garbage during summer tourist season in May and June, the officials have warned hoteliers, restaurant operators, shopkeepers and all residents that special surveillance teams are monitoring the entire district which will take action on litterbugs. Kullu deputy commissioner Yunus said civic bodies, panchayats, mahila mandals, yuvak mandals, NGOs and general public will take part in garbage cleanliness campaigns in entire district. “Our focus is on plastic garbage which not only will be collected but we shall dispose it off properly. We have taken the complaints of littering very seriously. We have provision of imposing fine up to Rs one lakh,” he said. Kullu-Manali produces tonnes of garbage every day during tourist season. Littering is the problem in all tourist places of Kullu. The officials of different departments have been directed to inspect tourist places frequently so that action could be taken against the offenders. Not just national highways, Beas river, its tributaries and towns but the villagers too would be challaned on the spot if they found throwing garbage in open spaces. The DC said dedicated teams have been constituted
The tourist places of Kullu Manali are clogged with garbage during summer tourist season as tourist crowd leaves behind tonnes of garbage. This time Kullu administration is not in mood to spare the litterbugs and has warned to impose a heavy fine on whoever throws garbage in open space. After National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked
