Dehradun received light to moderate rain on Tuesday. However, many areas of the State capital reeled under power-cuts for hours following the drizzle.
People of vast areas of Dehradun had to grapple with severe spell of power-cuts due to some technical snags that developed at the power stations. The power that had gone off around 2 pm on Tuesday was restored at around 6.30 pm. At some places, the ordeal lasted more.
Works at both the Government and private offices were disrupted by the protracted spell of power-cuts. A shopkeeper at Dilaram multiplexes said that power-cuts had adversely affected his business during the evening hours. His power-back up was exhausted after a certain time, he said, adding that the recurrence of such problems might severely dent his business.
Among the most affected localities were Rajpur, Dilaram, EC Road, Badripur, Salawala and other places.
Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) spokesperson PC Dhyani who was unaware of the power-cuts on Rajpur Road said that upon being informed, he had asked the officials to restore the supply at the earliest.
Meanwhile, the people would get respite from heavy rains for a few days. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/thundershowers at some areas.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33ºC and 23ºC respectively in Dehradun on Wednesday. Over the past 24 hours by 8.30 am on Monday, rainfall of varying degrees was reported from some places in the state. While 7.6 mm rainfall was reported in Dehradun it was 10.9 mm in Tehri, 3.8 mm in Mukteshwar and 12.4 mm in Pantnagar.
The Met centre director Vikram Singh informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 32.7ºC Celsius and 23.1ºC Celsius in Dehradun while it was 19.0ºC and 14.0ºC in Mukteshwar, 24.6ºC and 15.6ºC in Tehri and 34.4ºC and 25.4ºC in Pantnagar on Tuesday. In Dehradun district, the maximum temperature was recorded three notches above the normal and two notches above the normal each in Mukteshwar and Pantnagar.
The Met office has forecast light to moderate rain/thundershowers at many places in Uttarakhand till August 6.