ACCORDING TO THE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER SHIMLA, MOST HIMACHAL PRADESH DISTRICTS SEE DEFICIENT RAINFALL IN JULY, 2024.

Himachal pradesh witnessed weak rainfall/monsoon in the month of july 2024 , with majority of the districts in the state recording deficient rainfall through out the month, as weather department remained mostly off the mark in its forecasts. According to the meteorological center, Shimla it rained 177.9 mm from july first to thirty, which was 28 percent less than the normal rainfall of 247.5 mm. All the districts except Mandi and Kangra, recorded a deficient rainfall during this period of the July, with Lahaul Spiti topping the list and the tribal district has recorded -91%deficient rainfall, followed by Solan and Una (-47℅each), Kinnaur (-41℅) , Sirmaur (-40℅) Chamba(-36℅) , Hamirpur (-32℅), Kullu (-24℅), Bilaspur (-21℅), and Shimla (-7℅) . Mandi (377.8mm) and Kangra (571.7mm) recorded 1℅ and 2℅ respectively more rainfall than the normal in July 2024 . However despite a weak monsoon, Himachal pradesh has suffered a total loss of over 433 crore so far. According to the state emergency operation centre (SEOC) public Works department suffered the highest loss of over 189 crore, followed by rupee 139 crore loss to the horticulture sector in the state. Among the all district Kullu, Kangra and Mandi has suffered the highest losses As per the report of the SEOC, 65 people have also died in these rain related incidents in the month of July 2024 ,