Uttarakhand: “Rain” made trouble, “Inundation” came on the road

With the onset of monsoon, it seems as if the clouds of calamity have descended upon the people. It has been raining in Uttarakhand since morning and this rain is becoming a disaster for the people. Due to heavy rains from Garhwal to Kumaon, roads have been damaged at many places, due to which the traffic has also come to a standstill. In Garhwal, the period of rain continues from mountain to plain, due to heavy rains, the drainage system of Rishikesh has completely failed. The streets of the city have been submerged. Due to waterlogging at many places, people are facing difficulty in walking. The biggest problem is being seen from old octroi on Haridwar Road to Koel Ghati Degree College. Rivers are in spate. On the other hand, due to the continuous heavy rain in Kotdwar of Pauri district since morning, a call was given by the administration to the families living on the banks of the river, to stay away from the rainy drains and rivers. After which the police were informed by the local people, on receiving the same information, the SDRF team reached the spot and the rescue of the youths was started. .

In Kumaon, normal life is disturbed due to rain in urban and hilly areas. Due to the rain in Pithoragarh, the iron bridge of Daligarh has been moved away. There has been a crack in the Darkot road near the ITBP camp in Munsiyari, posing a risk of landslides. About 100 meters have been washed away near the Pindari Motor Road Song town of Bageshwar. A foot culvert has also been washed away connecting the village. Apart from this, many roads on Munsiyari and Dharchula road have also come under the grip of landslides. The culvert from Kapkot to Munar has been broken. At the same time, the Soupi motorway has been demolished. Apart from this, debris has entered many shops. Life has come to a complete halt. In the midst of heavy rain since morning, people looked frightened due to the strong clouds. Let us tell you that in view of the alert of the Meteorological Department, the DM has declared a precautionary holiday today. Here in Haldwani, vehicles are sunk on the road at places and the entire city is seen to be submerged. Here, the work of laying sewer and gas lines is going on in the city, which has become the trap of people’s life. Many vehicles have sunk due to non-availability of filling. Let us tell you that people had already demanded a ban on these works in the monsoon season, but the administration did not pay any attention, as a result, now the roads of the city have been sunk, there is a lot of dirt and vehicles have sunk on these roads. have been

Talking about the capital Dehradun, it is the same situation here, the rain continues to stop since yesterday evening, apart from Pauri and Nainital, the Meteorological Department has announced for Saturday only Dehradun, Tehri, Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar, Champawat, Almora, Bageshwar and somewhere in Pithoragarh district. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected, these districts have been put on orange alert while red alert has been issued for Pauri and Nainital districts. In Nainital, Pauri and Pithoragarh, a holiday has also been declared in schools from class I to XII. Meteorological Director Bikram Singh said that people need to take special precautions, as well as light to moderate rain and heavy rains have been forecast in Dehradun on Saturday as well.