Following heavy rainfall forecast by the Meteorological centre in Dehradun and other parts of the State in the next two days, Dehradun district magistrate SA Murugeshan has alerted the district officials on Tuesday and directed them to evacuate those living along the rivers to safer places.
Elsewhere in the State, the district magistrates ordered closure of schools in Rudraprayag, Almora and Nainital districts in view of the heavy rain forecast.
In Dehradun, the DM directed that loudspeakers should be used to inform the people of the need for their evacuation to safer places, he said. He directed the executive engineers to repair the damaged safety walls along Rispana river. Irrigation department officers have been directed to show red-mark at the places along the river where the river is in a state of spate.
Dehradun district disaster management officer Deepshikha informed the DM in course of the meeting that people from Silla in Raipur were rescued and brought at safer places by local police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after their houses caved in following landslides. However, 10 cows were reportedly to be swept away by the swollen river, she said. To open the Silla motor road blocked by the rain-triggered landslides, works are being done through JCB by PMJSY officials based in Dehradun. land erosion being reported from a village at Sarkhet due to the gushing water of the river, SDM, police/SDRP/irrigation department officers are working jointly to estimate the loss of properties.
Following the rising water level of Song river, the people living at Gauharimafi have been shifted to Ma Anandmai Memorial School Gauharimafi. At Kaligar, bridges, electricity poles, peyjal and three shops have been damaged. Taking note of this, DM directed SDM (civil) police, SDRF, NDRF, irrigation and executive engineer, electricity to take necessary steps.
Due to water- logging at various places in Mussoorie, people are being shifted to safer places. Disaster district management officer informed that due to excessive rainfall, many roads of PWD prantiya khand, Dehradun have been closed for traffic. Kalsi Chakrata motor road, Gado- Chakrol motor road, Samar Jain Motor road, lakhwar motor road and Basuu and lakhwar motor road under the jurisdictional limit of PWD Sahiya/Kalsi have been closed for traffic.