According to the information given by the officials, in the rain related incidents that took place in various parts of Himachal killed many including four of a family, while hundreds of people were stranded across the state after incessant rains triggered landslides, snapping road links.

A government advisory advised people to avoid travel as the weather officials warned of heavy rains in the state till Tuesday and thereafter on August 16 and 17.

Four members of a family were killed in a landslide in Kandaghat subdivision in Solan district. A boy was washed away in the swollen Kaushalya river near Parwanoo in the district. A total of eight persons lost their lives in rain-related incidents in the district.

Landslides led to the death of three persons in Mandi district, while road traffic was disrupted for hours on the Chandigarh-Shimla, Shimla-Nahan, Chamba-Pathankot and Mandi-Pathankot highways.

Additional Chief Secretary Manisha Nanda said that 923 roads were closed due to landslides, including six National Highways, and that men and machinery had been pressed into service to open these roads to traffic as soon as possible.

Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh has led to landslides in various parts of the state.

Presiding over a review meeting here on the damage caused by rains, Chief Secretary Vineet Chawdhry said the state had released Rs. 96.50 crore for relief and rescue operations.

As a precautionary measure, all schools and educational institutes in the state will remain closed on Tuesday too.

The water level in the Beas river rose dramatically, touching the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 near the Hanogi temple. Traffic on the stretch was suspended owing to the development.

All trains on the Kalka-Shimla route were cancelled due to landslips on the tracks.

After heavy overnight rains, most roads in Himachal interiors remained closed to traffic on Monday, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.

Vehicular movement in Kinnaur district was suspended due to landslides at several places on the Hindustan-Tibet Road.

An official said traffic in higher reaches of Kinnaur, Shimla, Chamba, Mandi, Kullu and Sirmaur districts was the worst affected and efforts were on to restore it.

According to the Met office here, moderate to heavy rains have occurred in most parts of the state since Sunday.