Withe a number of roads still covered under a thick blanket of snow in the hills of the Kumaon division since last week-end, normal life remained disrupted in the Kumaon division.
More so, nearly two dozen people have so far died of cold over the past few days in different parts of the region.Dense blanket of fog engulfing different parts of the region, including Terai-Bhawar on Friday, triggers a further dip in temperature. Roads connecting different parts of Bageshwar have remained blocked being under snow even on Friday. Among the roads which are still in poor shapes in Bageshwar include Garur-Gwaldam Road, and Bageshwar-Pinglo Road.
BS Manral, District Magistrate, Bageshwar, after conducting a visit of the affected areas on Friday, asked the officials concerned of the PWD and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Yojana, (PMGSY) to ensure early restoration of the roads. In the meanwhile, electricity supply across the district remaining clogged; officials concerned have been instructed to restore the supply at the earliest. He also directed the officials concerned of the power department to deploy additional manpower if need. However, as the officials concerned of the Bageshwar power department informed, electricity distribution network comprising electricity supply lines, poles and transformers are badly damaged due to the last weekend’s rain and snowfall.
Electricity supply is also badly disrupted in different parts of neighbouring Almora district. Though officials concerned of the Almora power department claimed to have restored power supply mostly in the urban areas of the district, things are still bleak in the remote and hill areas.