Rainfall throws normal life out of gear

Heavy rainfall which is being reported from various parts of the State since Saturday evening have thrown the normal life out of gear. With the State already grappling with heavy Monsoon rains, Uttarakhand Meteorological Department has forecast fresh moderate rain/thunderstorm at most places in the State. Rather heavy rain would occur at few places in Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Almora, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Dehradun and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand for next 36 hours starting Tuesday evening.

SDRF battalion commandant P Renuka Devi said none of the pilgrims had got stranded anywhere along yatra routes despite heavy shower having lashed the Char Dham Yatra routes over the past three days. Along with local district police, SDRF personnel have been put on alert, she added.Dehradun residents witnessed cloudy sky in the morning. later they witnessed light to moderate rainfall throughout the day. By 2.30 pm on Tuesday, Dehradun received 9.8 mm rainfall. The sky was cloudy in the evening too. The rain has made the maximum temperature dip by four degrees in the State capital.

Dehradun received around 70.6 mm rainfall by 8. 30 am on Tuesday over the past 24 hours. On the other hand, places like Devprayag, Banbasa, Kausani, Pantnagar, Haldwani, Pauri received heavy to very heavy rainfall since Monday evening. As per MeT office report, rainfall recorded area wise till by 8.30 am on Tuesday was 38 mm in Nainital, 83.1 mm in Pantnagar, 31 mm in Kashipur, 7 mm in Badkot, 6 mm in Uttarkashi, 6 mm in Bhatnagar, 7 mm in Dunda, 20 mm in Purola, 6.2 mm in Almora, 25 mm in Bageshwar, 45 mm in Kausani, 4 mm in Chamoli, 54 mm in Devprayag, 24.7 mm in Tehri, 2 mm in Haridwar, 5.2 mm in Joshimath, 4.4 mm in Karnprayag, 114 mm in Banbasa and 21 mm in Champawat 10 mm in Munsiyari, 12.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 2 mm in Mussoorie, 21 mm in Kotdwar, 18 mm in landsdowne and 43 mm in Pauri.

Director of State meteorological centre, Anand Sharma said that one or two spells of rain/thunder showers would occur in some areas in Dehradun district. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were recorded at 26.2 degree Celsius and 23.2 degree Celsius respectively on Tuesday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development may occur in some areas.  The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28 degree Celsius and 23 degree Celsius respectively on Wednesday in Dehradun.

Heavy rainfall for the past three days had left many roads in Dehradun, Tehri and Rishikesh waterlogged. The rainfall also triggered landslides at many places across the State causing disruption in vehicle movements, informed Dehradun disaster control room office.Tehri SP Mukhtar Mohsin said that the district police personnel have been put on alert following Met office’s warning on heavy rainfall in the district. District chief fire officer and fire station officer, Narendranagar have been directed to camp on Rishikesh- Badrinath national highway to conduct relief and rescue operations in case of emergency. A fire tender, seven trained firemen and equipment like wood cutter, dragon light, tower light and relevant tools would be included in the teams, he added.