Senior Scientist at the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, Shobhit Katiyar says, “Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in several parts of Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours, particularly in the low and mid-hill regions. Sirmaur district recorded the highest rainfall at 10 cm, followed by Mandi at 9 cm, and Kangra at 6 cm…Light to moderate rainfall is likely to continue in the low and middle hill regions of Himachal for the next five days, with Una, Bilaspur, Mandi, Sirmaur and Kullu districts likely to witness heavy rainfall over the next two days. In view of this forecast, we have issued yellow alerts for these districts. Una and Bilaspur are under alert for two days, while Mandi, Hamirpur, Solan, Sirmaur and Kangra districts will remain under yellow alert on July 9, 10, and 11…”