With the monsoon gaining in intensity, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of the state like Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar during the next 72 hours starting from Monday. Stating this, the Met department said that a long spell of torrential rain in store, the district administrations have been asked to take appropriate measures in advance. Besides, a rainy spell of moderate to high intensity is likely to batter several parts of the state for around 10 days after the heavy to very heavy spell is over, warned the weathermen. An advisory has been issued to the administrative authorities to monitor the situation closely and to ensure safety of the people residing in low- lying areas in the plains of Uttarakhand. Besides, the people/pilgrims and the transporters ferrying the people in the region have been advised to be vigilant/cautious and cooperate closely with the administrative authorities.
Meanwhile, Dehradun recorded light to moderate rainfall throughout the day on Monday. Many low- lying areas were water- logged with the nullahs being choked. The ordeal on the road was compounded as traffic snarl was witnessed at Survey Chowk on EC Road after a truck loaded with bricks overturned at Araghar.
Monsoon remaining active across Uttarakhand during the past 24 hours, 90 mm rainfall was reported in Pantnagar, 70 mm in Karnaprayag, 60 mm in Chamoli, 50 mm each in Banbasa, Nainital and Tiuni, 40 mm each in Haldwani, Dharchula, Mussoorie, Barkot and Munsiyari, 30 mm each in Dunda, Srinagar, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Kapkot, Didihat, Purola and Gairsain, 11 mm in Dehradun and 3.5 mm in Mukteshwar by 8.30 am on Monday. Humidity, however, continued to stay high at 95 per cent in Dehradun on Monday while it was 100 per cent each in New Tehri, Mukteshwar and Pantnagar. The highest maximum temperature of the state 34.2°C was recorded at Roorkee.
Met director Bikram Singh said that the maximum temperature was 27.6 degree Celsius, two notches below the normal, while the minimum was 24.1 degree Celsius- one notch above the normal- in Dehradun on Monday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is generally cloudy sky and rain/thunder showers at many places. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28 degree Celsius and 23 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on the day.