Heavy rains batter Himachal, one killed; telecom roaming activated in affected areas

Shimla: Heavy to extremely heavy rains disrupted normal life in parts of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, blocking roads, damaging bridges, leaving one person killed and two others injured in separate incidents.

The Shimla Met office has issued a yellow warning of heavy rains in isolated places in the state till July 15 and predicted a wet spell till July 16. It has forecast heavy rainfall in many parts of the state while cautioning against possible landslides, flash floods, uprooting of trees and road blockades.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has activated the Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) facility in the districts of Chamba, Kullu, Lahaul Spiti and the Thunag area of Mandi district following the disruption of telecom services caused by torrential rains, a statement issued here said. The ICR feature lets your phone connect to another telecom provider's network if your primary carrier's signal is unavailable.