Southwest Monsoon usually hits Himachal Pradesh around June 28-29th, but this year officials confirmed its onset on Saturday, June 24. Several parts of the state received moderate to very heavy rain from Friday, with MeT officials saying heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Sirmaur, Solan, Shimla, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and Kangra districts over the next few days. Officials from the Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited also said water supply will be hit for the next few days in the city. Shimla, Jun 24 (PTI) Southwest Monsoon hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, days ahead of its normal onset time in the state, bringing in heavy rains and triggering landslides that killed nearly 300 goats in Chamba district, damaged a house and some vehicles parked on the roadside in Shimla and blocking several roads.
