heavy rains in Uttarakhand: Clouds wreaked havoc in many areas of the state in 24 hours
Dehradun/Nav Pradesh. Torrential rains continue in various parts of Uttarakhand. Due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand, many important roads of the state have been blocked due to landslides, while rivers and streams are in spate. meteorological department Today (Tuesday), an 'Orange Alert' has been issued by the Central Government warning of heavy to very heavy rain in Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Udham Singh Nagar districts, while 'Yellow Alert' has been declared in the remaining districts. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the administration is fully alert and as a precautionary measure, holiday has been declared in all schools from classes 1 to 12 in Dehradun.
Record breaking rain in last 24 hours
According to official data, in the last 24 hours, clouds have wreaked havoc in many areas of the state. Mainly:
- Narendranagar: 265 mm
- Yamakeshwar: 174 mm
- Kashipur: 170 and 111.5 mm
- Kotdwar: 141 mm
- Ramnagar: 131 and 53 mm
- Sahasradhara: 120.5 mm
- Elephantiasis: 119.5 mm
- Maldevata: 114mm
- Jaspur: 100mm
- Kaladhungi: 83.5 mm
- Bazpur: 71 mm
- Dehradun: 70.6 mm
- Mussoorie: 65.5 mm
Traffic disrupted due to landslide, many roads closed
Due to continuous rains (heavy rains in Uttarakhand), life has become disrupted due to landslides happening at many places. Uttarkashi Yamunotri National Highway has been blocked due to debris near Durbil and Jangalchatti in the district, the work to open it is going on war footing. Apart from this, due to heavy rains, debris has also entered the famous Kalpeshwar temple complex located in Chamoli. The fortunate thing is that there was no loss of life or property in this incident.
SDRF saved lives of 8 people
The rising water level of rivers and streams has become a huge threat to the people. A total of 8 people were trapped in two separate incidents in Dehradun and Rishikesh, who were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDF).SDRF)'s teams wisely and bravely evacuated safely:
Rishikesh incident: A Max vehicle overturned in the swollen 'Bean River' on Monday night. Taking immediate action, SDRF took out the two persons trapped in the vehicle with great effort and took them to the hospital.
Dehradun (Than village) incident: 6 students of a private university had gone for trekking in the forest, but during their return, they got stuck due to the rise in the water level of 'Swarana River' due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. The SDRF team that reached Dakpathar walked about six kilometers and rescued all the students safely.
Appeal of administration and SDRF
SDRF commander Arpan Yaduvanshi has appealed to citizens, tourists and students to take special precautions in view of the bad weather. He has said that during the rainy season, the water level of rivers and streams can suddenly increase, hence people should avoid going to the banks of rivers and plan trekking or travel only after checking the weather forecast.
- Orange alert districts: Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Udham Singh Nagar.
- school closed: Schools from classes 1 to 12 closed in Dehradun due to forecast of heavy rain.
- security action:Safe rescue operation of 8 people from swollen rivers by SDRF.
