The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain across the State, particularly in Garhwal region, for two days from July 29. All the seven districts in the region are likely to be lashed by the torrential spell for the two days.
Meanwhile, with rain battering the hills for the past few days, the water level of Ganga flowing through in Haridwar district has reached 292.75 metres while the danger mark is 294 metres.
Some of the roads, blocked after rain-triggered landslides occurred across the State following the arrival of monsoon, are still blocked despite the State administration officers claiming to have gone all-out to reopen such roads. As per State Disaster Control room report, as many as 14 roads in Rudraprayag district have remained blocked for vehicular movement while the number of such roads are six in Uttarkashi district, five in Tehri, one in Almora, 10 in Pithoragarh, two in Bageshwar and 19 village roads in Chamoli district. Besides, one national motor road and 16 village motor roads are still blocked for traffic in Pauri district while the figure is 14 in Dehradun.
Meanwhile, rain lashed Dehradun on Wednesday from the morning hours. While the rain gave the residents relief from heat and humidity the low-lying areas getting water-logged left those residing there inconvenienced.
Birkam Singh, Director of Meteorological Centre said light to moderate rainfall had occurred at most places in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. While 60 mm rainfall was reported in Uttarkashi it was 50 mm in Chaukhutia, 40 mm each in Ghansali, and Jakholi, 30 mm each in Chamoli, Bhatwari, Ukhimath, Rudraprayag and Karnaprayag, 28.3 mm in Dehradun, 9.4 mm in Tehri and 2.8 mm in Mukteshwar. The highest maximum temperature of the State at 34.6 degree C was recorded at Roorkee.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Thursday is generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain/thunder showers at most places. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Thursday is generally cloudy sky with the likelihood of one or two spells of rain/thunder showers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 31 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Thursday. The maximum temperature was 31.2 degree Celsius- one notch above the normal- while the minimum was 23.8 degree Celsius- one notch above the normal- in Dehradun on Wednesday.