The brief respite from rain in the past couple of days might end soon with the probability of heavy rain being forecast during the next 36 hours, especially in some parts of the districts in the Kumaon region.
The State's Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC) executive director, Piyoosh Rautela, has issued an official note addressed to all the district magistrates, senior superintendents of police and superintendents of police of the State informing them about the probability of heavy rain forecast in parts of the State.
The DMMC executive director informed in the official communication that the weather forecast report issued at 1 pm on July 21 by the Indian Meteorological Department, Dehradun centre, states the probability of heavy rain in some parts of the State in the 36-hour period starting on Thursday evening. The forecast states the possibility of heavy rain (84.5 mm to 115.5 mm) in parts of some of the districts in Kumaon region, especially in Almora, Nainital and Champawat districts, during the next 36 hours.
The district magistrates, senior superintendents of police and superintendents of police have been asked to ensure that all the services related to disaster management are kept ready for operation, in addition to which they have also been told to issue necessary instructions to officials concerned in order to ensure that desired level of promptness in response to any disaster incidence being reported.