Though varying intensity of rainfall was reported on Tuesday from different parts of the state, no major extreme weather incident had been reported till the time of this report being filed. According to the information provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), in Pithoragarh district the 600 members of about 150 disaster affected families have continued to stay in the eight relief camps set up by the local administration.
In the Rudraprayag district, the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway number 109 was reported to be open for traffic up to Sonprayag with the bridle path from Sonprayag to Kedarnath being reported as open. At least nine motor roads are reported to be blocked in this district with efforts purportedly underway to reopen these roads to traffic.
In the Chamoli district, the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway number 58 was reported to be open for small and big vehicles upto the Badrinath temple township. At least six rural motor roads were stated to be blocked in Chamoli district as on Tuesday.
According to the information provided by the Uttarkashi district authorities, the level of water in the Bhagirathi river at 2 pm on Tuesday was measured at 1119.80 metres as per the Tiloth bridge gauge report with the danger level being 1123 metres.
The Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway number 108 is reported to be open for small and big vehicles upto Gangotri whereas the Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway number 94 was reported to be open for vehicular traffic up to Janakichatti. Additionally, at least four motor roads were reported to be blocked to traffic in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday.
In the Tehri district, about 73 people from 15 families affected by Narendranagar landslide on July 17 have remained in two relief camps set up by the administration.
In Pauri district, at least 17 motor roads were reportedly blocked to traffic. While three motor roads were reported to be blocked in Almora district, the situation was reported to be normal by officials concerned in the Bageshwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
In the Haridwar district, the level of water in the Ganga river at about 3 PM on Tuesday was reported to be 291.5 metres with the danger level being 294 metres. At least two rural motor roads are stated to be blocked in this district.
Meanwhile, routine life has been affected in the lake city Nainital and other parts of the Nainital district due to three days of consistent rainfall in the mountainous regions.
Rainfall accompanied by thunder was reported from Nainital and other mountainous parts of the district from Monday night to Tuesday morning.
As a result of this, the level of water in the Naini lake had reached 10.5 feet by the time the weather conditions appeared to return towards normalcy on Tuesday morning. The rainfall experienced on Monday had also caused blockage on three rural motor roads apart from depositing improperly dumped garbage in the Naini lake.