Monsoon active in Himachal in 24 hrs many places lashed by heavy rainfall 

South West Monsoon rain lashed many parts of Himachal Pradesh in last 24 hrs as it was active in the state partly affecting normal life the Met Office said on Sunday. Dhaulakuan in Sirmaur district had 120 mm rain, Renuka 95 mm, Mandi-88 mm, Bilaspur-73 mm, Ghumarwin-57 mm & Aghar-55 mm Gaggal in Kangra 54 mm, Baldwara in Mandi 53 mm, Una-52 mm, Rampur(Shimla ) 51 mm, Dehra Gopipur in Kangra 49 mm, Paonta Sahib(Sirmaur)  48 mm and Jubbar Hatti-46 mm.  Rainfall also occurred at Kumarsen , Mashobra, Narkanda,  Kufri and Sunnibhaji of Shimla, Guler, Dharmshala , Palampur and Mehre in Kangra, Sundernagar and Pandoh in Mandi, Jhandutta in Bilaspur, Kandaghat in Solan  & Banjar in Kullu. As many as 13 roads are affected by the heavy rainfall including five in Mandi, four in Sirmaur, three in Lahaul Spiti and one in Bilaspur. Kangra bypass road is blocked due to heavy landslides in the state leading to huge traffic jam. Public works department spokesperson said that about 81 power transmission lines are affected in state including 60 in Rajgarh and Paonta Sahib of Sirmaur, 18 in Dalhousie and Salooni of Chamba and three in Mandi district. 21 water supply schemes were also disrupted due to increasing silt level and flash flood including 18 in Nahan