Spells of light to medium and comparatively heavy rainfall were reported from various parts of the Uttarakhand on Wednesday and Thursday.
One death was reported from the Pithoragarh district while the national highways to the Char Dham shrines have remained blocked with reports also being received about a 20- metre stretch of the bridle path to Kedarnath being washed away in heavy rain on Thursday.
According to information from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), resident of Hokra village in the Munsyari tehsil of Pithoragarh district, 31-year old Balwant Singh was reported to have been killed by debris in a landslide on Wednesday afternoon.
Various important roads in Pithoragarh district, including the Pithoragarh-Tanakpur national highway and Tawaghat-Kanjyoti-Sebla motor road, remained blocked to traffic on Thursday.
In Chamoli district, the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway number 58 has remained blocked to traffic at the lambagadh slide zone. In addition to the Mandal-Chopta motor road, a total of 23 motor roads were reported to be blocked to traffic in the district.
In Uttarkashi district, the level of water in the Bhagirathi river was 1120.90 metre according to the 2 pm gauge report from Tiloth bridge, a couple of metres lower than the danger mark of 1123 metres. The Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway 108 is blocked to traffic at Gangnani and the Army Gate at Harshil while the Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway 94 was reopened to allow small and big vehicles up to Janakichatti. Additionally, a total of 24 motor roads are blocked in the district.
In Tehri district, the level of water in the Tehri dam was recorded at 804.55 metres at 2 pm with the maximum water level capacity of the Tehri dam being 830 metres.
The Raipur-Kumalda-Kaddukhal state road is blocked to traffic in addition to the 40 rural motor roads blocked in the district.