New Delhi: Heavy rain is forecast by the Meteorological Center today in eight districts including Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Heavy rain alert has been issued by the Meteorological Center for Dehradun Tehri Pauri, Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar.
New Delhi: Heavy rain is forecast by the Meteorological Center today in eight districts including Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Heavy rain alert has been issued by the Meteorological Center for Dehradun Tehri Pauri, Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar. In view of the possibility of heavy rains in the capital, a holiday has been declared for all government and private schools in Dehradun Municipal Corporation area, Jhajra and Raipur blocks on Tuesday.
There is a possibility of heavy rain with thunder and lightning in other districts of the state. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rains in the state for the next few days. In view of heavy rainfall, the possibility of landslides increases in sensitive places. Due to this, any kind of unpleasant incident can happen.
To reduce the possible danger of loss of life, a holiday has been kept in all the schools in the hill areas of Dehradun and development block Raipur. A holiday has also been declared in all the educational institutions and Anganwadi centers running from classes 1 to 12 of schools in Jhajhra region. Schools will remain open in other areas of Dehradun.
An elderly woman resident of Denakuli village situated on the Badrinath National Highway under Joshimath got scorched by lightning. On Sunday night, lightning struck Munni Devi, a resident of the village, due to which she got scorched and fainted. People around took him to Primary Health Center Badrinath, from where he was referred to CSC Joshimath. The woman lives alone in the house. The house has also suffered a lot due to lightning. At present, about 210 roads are closed due to heavy rains in the state, which are being opened.
At the same time, due to rain, the journey of Char Dham has also slowed down. The yatra is also being affected by the news of frequent accidents coming from the hilly areas. Due to frequent rains in the mountainous areas, the water level of the Tons river in Doon increased considerably. While the police are appealing people not to go to the banks of the rivers, some people are ignoring the warnings of the police.
While taking a selfie in the Tons river, two youths who had gone to an island were washed away due to a sudden rise in the river’s water. The police somehow pulled Anil Kumar and the responsible resident Bihar up from the bridge by rope. On the other hand, near the climate tower of Dehradun, two youths got trapped on the island after getting swept away in the water, whom the NDRF team pulled out safely.
At the same time, due to a landslide behind a Dharamshala near the fourth Rudranath temple in Chamoli, the wall of the Dharamshala collapsed. Meanwhile, four passengers from Rishikesh who were sleeping in Dharamshala, when they heard the sound of boulders and debris falling, saved their lives by running away. Dhaba of Bharat Singh Sanwal of Dumak village got damaged due to landslide.
