Most places in Uttarakhand on Saturday received light rain though the river Ganga was flowing close to the danger mark, flooding some villages. Most of the places across the State, including Dehradun, received light showers, the MeT department claimed. While Nainital received 17.6 MM of rain, Dehradun received just 4 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. The sky was clear in the State capital but in afternoon rain was reported.
However, Haldwani in Nainital district received heavy showers with the maximum 112 mm rainfall recorded there in the past 24 hours, the weather man said. Incessant rains over the past few days has swollen the Ganga at Haridwar, which was flowing close to the danger mark yesterday, inundating some villages in luxor area, State Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre (DMMC). About 600-700 affected people have been evacuated to safety by the administration.
The Ganga in Haridwar is flowing at 293.70 metres, whereas the danger mark is 294 metres, the DMMC said. Pauri district was also lashed by moderate rains over the past few days with most of the rivers and canals in lansdown area in spate. The administration has asked people living close to the banks of rivers like Nayal and Mander in the area to move to safer places. In Pauri district Pauri-Satpuli, Pauri-Devprayag, Pauri-Sringar, Kalagarh-Kotdwar and Pauri-Dugadda-Nazibabad roads are open for transportation along with Ramnagar-Buwakhal NH. Power supply has been affected for the past 15 hours in Kedar valley, authorities here said.
In Dehradun Chakrata-lakhamandal-Barnigad, Kalsi-Chakrata, Chakrata-Yamuna Bridge and other major roads are open for transportation. Eight motor roads of Chakrata, 20 motor roads of Sahiya and 3 motor road of Rishikesh are obstructed along with Mussoorie-Tyuni-New Tehri-Kirtinagar road. In Tehri Chamba-Rishikesh, Chamba-Mussoorie, Ghansali-Tipri-New Tehri, and Ghansali-Tipri-Devprayag roads are open for transportation. Cham-Kandisaud and Chamba-Uttarkashi roads are obstructed in the district, Work is progress to rebuild them.
Munsyari-Madkot road till Bhadenli, Tejam-Sama (Kapkot), Pithoragarh-Bugalchina-Thal and Pithoragarh-Jhulaghat road are completely open for transportation along with Ghaat-Pitthoragarh-Augla-Jauljeevi- Baluwakot-Dharchula NH, else Jauljeevi-Madkot road till Mori and Baluwakot-Dharchula roads are open for light Motor Vehicle. Thal-Munsyari road in Hardiyanala & Ratigadh and Tawaghat-Sovla roads are obstructed due to Debris, Else Dharchula-Tawaghaat-Pangla NH at Kulagadh, Elagadh & Tawaghat and Kanjoti-Narayan Ashram road at Kanjyoti are obstructed due since Bridge has broken.
In chamoli district total 57 Roads are obstructed due to debris in the district including Rishikesh-Badrinath NH in langasu & Pagalnala, Gopeshwar-Pokhri road in Hafla, Narayanbagad-Tharali, Nandprayag-Ghat and Simli-Narayanbagad roads, Work is progress to rebuild them. In Uttarkashi district Chinyalisaud-Suwakholi-Mussoorie-Dehradun, Badkot-VikasNagar and Uttarkashi-Dohtari roads are completely open for transportation, else Damta-Dehradun roads are open for light Motor Vehicle. Rishikesh-Yamunotri NH in Wadia & Paligadh, Rishikesh -Gangotri NH in Nalupani and Dharasu-Badkot road are obstructed due to Debris, Work is progress to rebuild them.