Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the Kumaon division in the next 48 hours, said Dr Anand Sharma, director of Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre, on Wednesday. Thunder showers with possibility of heavy rains (70 to 90 mm) are possible at isolated places especially in districts in northern Uttarakhand during next 48 hours starting from July 5, he added.
In view of this, Uttarakhand Government has issued an advisory asking civil and police administration to shift people to safe places and ensure no more loss of life and property.
Dehradun district magistrate BVRC Purushottam has directed all the district officers to be alert as weather department has forecast heavy rainfall on July 5-7. The officers were instructed to deploy the department officials in flood prone areas and shift residents to safe places to ensure prevention of loss of life and property in the district.
Sharma has forecast that in the coming 48 hours, there is possibility of heavy rains (70-90 mm) at some places of Chamoli and Kumaon region, especially Pithoragarh, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
According to him, the maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were recorded at 30.6°C and 23.0°C respectively on Wednesday. The weather forecast for Dehradun in the next 24 hours is generally cloudy sky and moderate (20-40 mm) rain/ thunder showers (one or two spells) on Thursday. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun are likely to be around 31°C and 23°C respectively on Thursday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is moderate (40 to 65 mm) rain/thunder showers possible at isolated places in Uttarakhand, he added.
He issued warning as rain/thunder showers are likely with heavy rain (80 to 130 mm) at few places especially in districts falling in south Uttarakhand especially Kumaon region in the next 48 hours.