At least one person died and several cattle perished as cloudburst triggered heavy rain in the Chakrata (Tyuni) region in Dehradun district on Wednesday. Keshav Singh, 60, resident of Dungri, died after debris came crashing down on him. Around 150 domestic cattle have perished too in the heavy rain the cloudburst triggered. Normal life remains disrupted in the region.
Dehradun DM Ravinath Raman said that revenue officers have been directed to estimate the loss the affected areas have suffered due to the cloudburst. As per report, seven goats have died in Dungri while14 in Bulad, four in Khanad, 13 and one calf in Jari, 100 goats and three cows in Bajadhar have been killed.
Uttarakhand Meteorological centre has forecast light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places in Uttarakhand on Thursday. The Met office has issued warning of heavy rainfall at isolated places during next 36 hours. Hail/thunder squall with speed reaching up to 50-60 KMPH is likely at isolated places, especially in plains, during the next 36 hours.
The Met director Bikram Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Thursday is partly to generally cloudy sky and light rain/thunderstorm at many places in the district. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34ºC and 21ºC respectively in Dehradun on Thursday.
Singh said that light to moderate rainfall has been reported from mountainous parts of the State. By 8.30 am on Wednesday, trace in Pithoragarh and Nainital, 2.2 mm in Mukteshwar, 1.0 mm in Champawat, 4.0 mm in Pantnagar, 10 mm in Dhanauri, 1.0 mm in Ranichauri, 0.6 mm in Tehri, 1.4 mm in Dehradun have been recorded.
The Weather forecast for May 12 and May 13 in the State is light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places in Uttarakhand.