With incessant rain affecting normal life, as many as 11 roads spread across Almora district have remained blocked on Monday. Condition of rural areas of the district is even worse. Eight of the 11 roads the rains have blocked skirt through the ruralpockets of Almora district.Notably, there are 240 roads that pass across Almora district.However, with 11 roads remaining blocked, rest of the roads, including national highways, are open, claimed the Almora district disaster management department They further claim that 10 of the damaged roads are likely to reopen between July 7 and July 9.
However, Marchula- Syalde- Deghat Road is likely to reopen for vehicular traffic on July 21, added the officials.Meanwhile, acting on the continuing rains, Bageshwar district administration has also put its administrative machinery on alert. Since there is a heavy rainfall forecast for July 7 and 8 inthe district, the officials are gearing up to face any eventuality, said Harbeer Singh, officer- in- charge. Furthermore, Bageshwar district administration has also appealed to the local people who live along the river banks and other vulnerable areas to go to the safer places.