Floods, Landslide and Cloudbursts Disasters 2023 in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is one of the most multi-hazard prone State of India. The State faces various types of natural hazards like the geological hazards, earthquake and landslide; hydrological hazards of revering floods, flash floods and glacial lake outburst floods; meteorological hazards of droughts, hailstorms and cloudbursts; and climatologically hazards of cold wave, frosts and avalanche. The frequency and intensity of most of these hydro-meteorological hazards are compounded by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, horticulture, human settlements and human and animal health. Further, the State routinely faces various manmade hazards such as fires, transport related accidents, stampedes in religious fairs etc. that take a toll of consume considerable human lives. In the present study highlights the Floods, Landslide and Cloudbursts situations 2023 in Himachal Pradesh.