Heavy rains have caused significant flooding in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, resulting in eight fatalities and the evacuation of over 2,000 people, as Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has directed officials to provide aid. In Jammu and Kashmir, the death toll has risen to 41 due to landslides, with the Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for the third consecutive day. Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh is also facing severe weather, with the Chandigarh-Manali Highway impacted by landslips. These weather events highlight the urgent need for robust disaster management strategies and infrastructure resilience to mitigate the impact of natural disasters across the region, ensuring quicker response times and improved safety for the populace.