Heavy rainfall was recorded in most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday causing landslides in some areas and blocking the highways.
All the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate. The water level in the major rivers of the state - the Satluj, Beas and Yamuna - which enter the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana has increased, a Government official said.
The water level in the Beas river also rose abnormally touching the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 near the Hanogi temple in Mandi district.
Incessant rains have also caused massive landslides on national highways in Shimla, Kinnaur, Mandi and Kullu districts, hampering vehicular traffic.
The upper hills in the state, including tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, witnessed snowfall. Rohtang Pass received over 1.5 feet of snow, a Met official said.
Heavy rainfall was recorded in entire Mandi region comprising districts of Mandi, Bilaspur, Kulu, Lahul and Spiti disrupting traffic, power supply, telecommunications and water supply.
The flights from Bhuntar Airstrip were also cancelled due to rain and heavy fog.
Huge loss has reportedly been caused to the standing ripe maize crops in the districts of Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Mandi.
Following this, the Members of Parliament Shanta Kumar, Anurag Thakur and Ram Swarup Sharma have requested the Union Health Minister, JP Nadda to send central teams to assess the loss caused to the agriculture and horticulture crops in the state.
The Met Department has forecast heavy rain and snowfall in upper hills till Monday.
Meanwhile, Kalpa was the coldest place with minimum temperature of 9 degrees Celsius. In Dalhousie, the minimum temperature was 10.1 degrees Celsius followed by Kufri 10.6 degrees Celsius, Manali 10.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla 13 degrees Celsius and Mandi 14.2 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature in Nahan was 26.3 degrees Celsius, 25.2 degrees Celsius in Mandi, 25 degrees Celsius in Paonta Sahib, 24.8 degrees Celsius in Una, 23.6 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala and 21.9 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar.