Himachal Pradesh braces as heavy rainfall alert sounded for next 48 hours

An orange alert for heavy rain over the next two days has been issued once again in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh and a yellow alert for Friday and Saturday. Moderate rain at most places and heavy to very heavy downpour at a few places is very likely in Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una districts over the next 72 hours.