The State Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall for several districts of Uttarakhand for two days from Sunday. The districts which are marked for the alert are Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Chamoli, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Champawat and Pithoragarh. The Met department asked the administrations of the districts to take action in advance to mitigate the damage and suffering of the people due to the possible torrential shower that might lash the districts on the next two days. Meanwhile, it rained intermittently in Dehradun on Saturday and the sky remained overcast. It also rained in several other districts on the day like Tehri, Pauri, Udham Singh Nagar, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
In an advisory, the Met department said that in view of the very heavy rainfall warning for the next 60 hours, the commuters and the pilgrims should be cautious while moving in and around the hills and keep in touch with the State Government officers concerned.
It also advised the people residing in the plain areas of the districts to be alert during the next two days as rains might swell rivers and water might gush into the residential areas.
It is learnt that the State administration has taken adequate steps to ensure that the heavy shower as forecast does not disrupt life and make the people to suffer.