The personnel of various forces and departments are still working on clearing the debris and searching rubble for trapped people and bodies since the July 1 disaster in parts of Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts. While a dog squad is also being deployed to search for possible survivors, those who lost their homes have been provided temporary shelter at different locations.
In Pithoragarh district four residential structures were reported completely damaged with 12 such structures being partially damaged. According to the disaster management secretary Shailesh Bagauli, tent and food stuff have been provided to the disaster-affected. Fifty disaster-affected persons have been provided shelter in the school and Panchayat building in Bastadi village of Didihat Tehsil in Pithoragarh district. In the Munsyari Tehsil, 25 persons have been sheltered in the junior high school in Naulada village while in Didihaat Tehsil, 150 persons have been sheltered in the Government inter college at Sighali village.
As on Sunday, a total of 284 roads had been reported blocked out of which 110 had been reopened for traffic with work continuing to clear the remaining 174 blocked roads. Of the 12 main roads presently blocked in Chamoli district, barring the Nandprayag-Ghat motor road, the remaining will be reopened for traffic within two days.
With the Karnprayag-Rishikesh road being cleared for traffic, the Chamoli-Chopta-Ukhimath road is open for traffic with majority of the pilgrims and tourists have gone to their respective destinations. Further, the Rishikesh-Gaurikund (Kedarnath) national highway is open for traffic apart from which the Rishikesh-Yamunotri and Rishikesh-Gangotri national highways have also been cleared for traffic.
Supply of electricity to 979 villages was disrupted of which 333 villages have had their power supply resumed while 646 villages awaiting restoration of power supply. A 33 Kv line being damaged in the Ghat Tehsil in Chamoli district has disrupted power supply to 90 villages which is expected to be restored by July 5.
Power supply disrupted in 45 villages in Didihat of Pithoragarh will also be resumed by July 5. In the last three days 79 drinking water schemes had been damaged of which 13 had been restarted. Thirty one drinking water schemes were damaged in Chamoli district of which four had been restored while in Pithoragarh district 14 drinking water schemes had been damaged of which four had been restored.
All the damaged drinking water facilities and disrupted power supply are expected to be restored in a couple of days.