Railway bridge on Chakki river collapses amid heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh

The railway bridge on the Chakki river connecting Punjab and Himachal Pradesh collapsed on Saturday due to heavy rainfall in the area.

According to ANI, the incident affected places at Balh, Sadar, Thunag, Mandi, Lamathach in the district.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary said schools in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district will remain closed on Saturday due to incessant rain.

In view of incessant rain in Mandi for the past more than two days and weather forecast of heavy rainfall in next 24 hours, it has been decided that all government and private educational institutions (except colleges and ITI) will remain closed on August 20, he said in the order issued on Friday evening.