With the two deaths, the toll in rain-related incidents in Shimla district in the past 10 days has increased to 26 which include 17 deaths in Summer Hill landslide, five in Fagli and two in Krishna Nagar.
More than 250 residents of landside-affected areas, including Krishna Nagar, Downdale, and Fagli, in Shimla have been relocated to safe places in the last three days. Multiple search and rescue teams are also working in landslide-affected areas across the district. NDRF inspector Nafees Khan said 16 bodies were recovered on Saturday and efforts are ongoing to find four more.
The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is housed in the former Viceregal Lodge, built in 1888 as a residence for British Viceroys. Archival records show that even back then, architects had to deal with unstable rocks and land.