In view of the possibility of moderate to heavy rain and snowfall in upper Himalayan region particularly in above 2500 metre heights during February 1 to 3, the district administration Pithoragarh has issued an advisory cautioning the people to be alert during this period.More so, it has also asked the officials concerned to take necessary measures on time to deal with any eventuality in case of any adverse situation caused by the bad weather conditions across the district.
According to the Disaster Minimisation and Management Centre, Dehradun, there is possibility of moderate to heavy rain and snowfall in areas above 2500 metre across the upper Himalayan region between February 1, 2015 to February 3, 2015, said Prashant Arya, ADM, Pithoragarh.Therefore, all the officials concerned have been asked to take necessary precautionary measures to take on any adverse situation.
Keeping in view possibility of moderate to heavy rain and snowfall in the coming days areas above 2500 meter apart from Pithoragarh, other district of Uttarakhand including Chamoli, Uttarakashi to name a few may also experience the rainy conditions, as the weather experts have maintained.The atmospheric conditions that showed some improvement post Republic Day celebrations, started deteriorating from Sunday evening.
Though atmosphere remained partially cloudy, it did not rain till late here on Sunday. However, fog continues to hit normal life particularly in the Himalayan state's Terai region.Mobility remains disrupted in the region particularly during the peak morning and evening hours with poor visibility throwing the vehicular traffic out of gear particularly on busy city roads like the Haldwani-Nainital Road and the Haldwani- Rampur Road.
The prevailing cold conditions coupled increasing demand for the power, have also given rise to the disruptions in the electricity supply in the region of late. The hilly and remote areas of the hill state are the worst hit due to poor supply of power caused by load shedding. local faults have only added to the woes of the electricity-consumers of the hilly and remote areas.
Amid snowy conditions the atmospheric temperature continues to remain low in upper pockets of the Himalayan state registering it around 4 degree Celsius, while adverse weather conditions have also brought down the temperature of the rather hot Terai belt of Uttarakhand below 10 degree Celsius.More so, as forecasted the weather experts have not ruled out continuation of the prevailing atmospheric conditions in this northern Himalayan region for a longer period.