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Three months after a devastating flash flood, the village of Malana in Kullu remains isolated due to the unrepaired 8 km road. Villagers face hardship, carrying patients on stretchers for medical aid. Despite appeals, the road from the Malana-I project site, under the Greenko Group's purview, remains unbuilt, impacting ration supplies and causing price hikes.

The cloudbursts in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts triggered flash floods, causing huge damage. Officials said the toll could rise.

Two weeks after The Times of India had highlighted livelihood crisis and transportation problems being faced by poor residents of Malana, Himachal Pradesh government has started bus service for its residents and a motorable road up to the village has also been approved.

Three people were killed while five people including some tourists were feared drowned following cloudbursts at Choj and Malana in Parvati valley of Himachal’s Kullu district, a landslide in Shimla district on Wednesday morning, and a car falling into the Beas.

Residents of Malana village in Himachal Pradesh restored connectivity by building a wooden bridge after their old bridge was washed away in a flash flood. Despite contacting district officials, the villagers decided to take action themselves due to urgent needs. The village now faces further connectivity issues and potential food shortages unless the administration intervenes.

Gohar nullah flowing next to Choj village near Manikaran was hit by a cloudburst.

Six people died from flash floods caused by four cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh. The floods affected the Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla districts. Rescue operations saved the last four hydroelectricity project workers trapped in a tunnel. Forty-seven people, including children, are still missing. Authorities are offering interim relief and relocating damaged schools temporarily.

Himachal Pradesh is reeling from relentless rain, resulting in blocked roads, power outages, and disrupted water supplies, with Chamba, Kullu, Mandi, and Una being the worst-hit districts. The monsoon season has claimed 173 lives, with a significant number attributed to landslides and flash floods.

Himachal Pradesh is grappling with relentless flash floods and landslides, leaving over 300 roads blocked and essential services disrupted. Kullu district faces widespread damage, with houses razed and agricultural land destroyed. Amidst heavy rainfall forecasts, authorities are struggling to restore connectivity and provide aid to affected communities, particularly in remote areas like Surah village, which remains cut off.

Himachal Pradesh has been severely affected by the ongoing monsoon season, with 119 lives lost and 34 still missing between June 20 and July 19. Monsoon disasters directly caused 78 deaths, including those from cloudbursts and flash floods, while road accidents claimed 49 lives.

Unsure slivers of sunlight unable to penetrate Malana's impregnable contours fall off its foreboding silhouette in miserable disarray.