Rains on Tuesday morning has resulted in several roads disappearing underwater, inconveniencing the residents and the commuters. Dehradun district received 46.7 mm rainfall by 8.30 am on Tuesday over the past 24 hours. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places especially along Char Dham Yatra routes on Wednesday. Heavy rain may occur sporadically in Pithoragarh, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Almora, Pauri and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand from Wednesday evening/night onwards.
Several roads going under water in Dehradun led to the students, in particular, and residents, in general, face inconvenience. Roads being slippery, the people driving cars or two-wheelers faced problems. Rain and subsequent water-logging spawned traffic snarls along several thoroughfares skirting through the city.The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded 31.4°C and 24.4°C respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
As per Met office report, rainfall recorded till by 8.30 am on Tuesday was 1 mm in Mussoorie, 2.4 mm in Uttarkashi, 7 mm in Haldwani, 1.5 mm in Dharchula, 7.8 mm in Rudraprayag and 4 mm in Rishkesh.Director of State Meteorological Centre, Anand Sharma said that one or two spells of rain/ thunder showers may occur in some areas in Dehradun on Wednesday. In Dehradun, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively on Wednesday.