Heavy rainfall occurred in Dehradun on Thursday, giving the denizens respite from the sultry spell. The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places in the State on Friday. Rather heavy rain may occur at isolated places, especially in the foothills of Kumaon in the next 36 hours starting from Thursday evening, the forecast said.
The sky in Dehradun remained overcast since the morning. However, rain started as the day wore on. The figure is 52 mm since 11 pm –something that indicates rather heavy rainfall.
The rains brought down the maximum temperature by around five notches as compared to the normal. However, on the flip side, the shower disrupted normal life with several areas in the city getting waterlogged, resulting in inconvenience, particularly for the commuters.
As usual, drains being clogged and overflowing and rain water getting into houses have further compounded the woes of the denizens of the state capital. Roads being slippery, the people driving cars or two- wheelers faced problems. Residents faced inconvenience as several roads disappeared under water, especially round ISBT, Dalanwala, Patelnagar, Balliwala, Ballupur and Raipur Road. They vented anger against the civic body saying that they were doing nothing to mitigate their hardships.
light to moderate rainfall was reported in various parts of the state over the past 24 hours on Thursday. While 12 mm rainfall was reported in Uttarkashi by 8.30 am the figures were 18.9 mm in Pantnagar, 20 mm in Haridwar, 5.2 mm in Tehri and 2.6 mm in Kotdwar.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded 26.9°C and 23.6°C respectively on Thursday. Director of State Meteorological Centre, Anand Sharma said that cloudy sky would generally prevail on Friday with possibility of light rain occurring in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28 degree Celsius and 23 degree Celsius respectively on Friday.