Heavy rainfall lashed various parts of the state on Sunday evening, throwing life out of gear. In Dehradun, several colonies were inundated and traffic went haywire following the rain. Weathermen said that Dehradun received around 80 mm rainfall while the rainfall figures were 90 mm for Jolly Grant, 60 mm for Rishikesh and 30 mm for Haridwar district.
The meteorological office warned of more rains in the coming days. Heavy rainfall is likely to lash Dehradun and Nainital districts during the next 48 hours starting from Tuesday evening. Sunday evening’s heavy rainfall led to water-logging in the low-lying areas. Several cars and two-wheelers were found left out on the middle of the roads as they stopped moving. The owners were found pushing them in the rains. A Raipur resident said the roads remaining water-logged had exposed the lack of preparations taken by the district administration to deal with the monsoon. “We have been facing the same trouble throughout the monsoon,” he said.
Moreover, the maximum temperature was recorded two notches above normal in Dehradun while the minimum was normal on Monday. Both in Pantnagar and Mukteshwar , the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded one notch above normal on Monday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/thundershowers in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 32 ºC and 22 ºC respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday, said the Met officials. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 32.2ºC Celsius and 22.0ºC Celsius in Dehradun respectively while it was 21.7ºC and 14.1ºC in Mukteshwar, 24.5ºC and 16.0ºC in Tehri and 32.9ºC and 24.4ºC in Pantnagar on Monday.