Heavy rain, landslide in Pauri: One killed

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22 Jun 2015, 12:00 am

Heavy rain in the Garhwal Himalayas wreaked havoc in Pauri district where lightning and landslide resulted in the the death of one woman, injuring three persons and killed two dozen goats. Stretches of the State highway were also damaged due to landslide caused by the rain.Roads blocked by landslide debris disrupted transportation on the state highway and other remote areas of the district. The heavy rains on the weekend caused disaster in different parts of five districts in Garhwal region. The departments and agencies concerned have started efforts to clear the roads of landslide debris to restore the flow of traffic.

The Pauri additional district magistrate Banshidhar Tiwari told The Pioneer that the heavy rains along with the lightening had caused the death of Jashoda Devi and injured her husband Swarup Singh on the weekend apart from killing 24 goats in Paanel village of Talla Badalpur Patti in lansdowne Tehsil of the district. This incident occurred when they were sleeping in their house and lightening struck, killing 45-year old Jashoda Devi, injuring her husband and killing 24 goats. lightening also injured Rajni Devi and her daugher Simran on Saturday morning.

The duo was discharged from the hospital after being administered treatment. Meanwhile, in the village of Jamu in Phata Nyay Panchayat in Rudraprayag district, four persons were injured by a lightening strike. The injured were identified as Rajendra Ramola, his wife Gangotri Devi, daughter Arti and grandson Ritik.The State highway under the purview of Public Works Department, the roads joining Pauri- Marchula, Sarikhet, Bajaro, Pokhra, Satpuli and lakshmanjhula- Dugadda- Rathudab- Dhumakot among others were blocked due to landslide debris following heavy rain on the weekend.