About 15 children of a primary school at Nainital’s Koshykutoli tehsil received minor injuries when the electricity meter of the school building burst after being struck by lightning on Friday morning while they were in their classrooms along with their teachers. However, all of them were discharged after treatment at a local hospital at Khairna, said CS Martolya, SDM, Koshyakutoli. The primary school is located at Bajeri village, Betalghat, under Koshyakutoli tehsi.
Meanwhile, rain accompanied by lightning in the mountainous parts of Uttarakhand hit normal life on Friday. Schoolchildren and office -goers were the worst hit. life was disrupted in the Terai region too. Mobility remained restricted with rains accompanied by lightning forcing the people stay indoors. Power supply was disrupted too during Friday afternoon hours. Things in the hills were even worse.
Several roads in the urban areas of Haldwani were waterlogged following the rains. Motorists experienced tough time while negotiating the waterlogged roads like Haldwani- Kaladhungi Road, the Haldwani- Bareli Road and the Haldwani- Nainital Road.