The rivers in the Jammu region have become hazardous. Alongside the raging waters that had swept everything in its path, the slopes had started to slide boulders and trees which added fuel to the destruction.
The death toll in the rain-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir rose to 41 on Wednesday (August 27, 2025), with the Vaishno Devi landslip accounting for 34 of the lives lost..
As a result of continuous rain showers, the government in Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the shut-down of all offices and schools except the law and order and essential services.
The Jammu division will see heavy rain, as the Meteorological Department reported, in the next 40 hours. The Basantar, Tawi, and Chenab Rivers are already at alert levels due to this. It has been very much recommended that people stay away from riverbank area regions and flood-prone lands.
The pilgrimage to the shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district was halted as a result of the impromptu avalanche of stones, boulders, and rocks, which began suffocating the mountainside around 3 p.m.
From officials, we understand that the rescue operations are continuing near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya in Adhkwari. The landslip occurred near the middle of the 12 kilometers route from Katra to the hilltop shrine.
In the midst of constant heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway has been closed following a landslip in Banala. Officials informed that repair work is in progress. Heavy rains in the Kullu district have also washed away a section of the highway as the Beas River flows in spate.
Various district administrations have ordered the closure of all educational institutions. An order to this effect was issued by Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Solan and Banjar, Kullu district administrations on Monday evening. The Shimla district administration ordered the closure of all govt and private educational institutions on Tuesday morning. Shimla district has been pounded by rain since Monday morning
