Rainfall in Dehradun left many roads waterlogged. People residing in the low lying areas are being inconvenienced. This is a monsoon routine for them, said the angry residents. Safety walls of many buildings are learnt to have caved in due to the heavy rainfall. Besides, roads were blocked at several places across the district.
Dehradun disaster control room officials said that some callers from Adhoiwala had informed them through 0135-2726066 that safety walls had collapsed with water gushing into their houses. They said that the teams have been deputed to the affected areas.
It is learnt that eight kilometer stretch of Sarona motor road had caved in. The same was the case with around seven kilometer stretch of road at Gyara, Raipur.
Around three kilometer stretch of motor road at Chadraroti had faced the same scenario. Teams have been working hard to open the roads for the commuters, the officials said.
However, no report of road blocks from Chakrata and Saiya has been received by the control room so far, they said.
Additional DM Jharna Kamthan said that following heavy rainfall being reported from various parts of the district and forecast of more by the Meteorological department in the next 60 hours, the officers of various departments who are part of first disaster response team have been put on alert.
Kamthan said that to provide immediate relief to the people in case of natural calamities happening anywhere during the monsoon, they have formed a disaster response team comprising different departments for the district. Seven desks, including operation, health, infrastructure, logistic, resource and service, have been formed and the heads of the departments have been made the nodal officers.
The people have been asked to report to the disaster control room by dialing 0135-2726066 in case of any emergency. The officers would respond promptly to conduct rescue and relief operation in the affected areas, she assured.
She further said that the response team has also been formed at Tehsil and sub-division levels to provide immediate relief to the people in case natural calamities occur in the district. Teams at Tehsil, sub-division and district level have been equipped with the required tools to conduct relief and rescue operation in the affected areas.