Uttarakhand: While there was relief at some places, there was trouble at other places; torrential rains brought relief from the heat, while at other places the NH was closed
The forecast issued by the Meteorological Department has proved to be accurate. Rain knocked along with strong winds. Due to which people got relief from the heat and people breathed a sigh of relief. But in some places, rain has become a disaster in the hilly areas. Due to which NH was closed at many places.
NH closed at many places
Around four o’clock on Wednesday evening, torrential rain for half an hour in Ghat Singda area of the district caused heavy destruction. Ghat Panar NH was closed at many places due to rain. Due to which many vehicles and passengers got stuck on both sides of the NH. The rain was so heavy that a large amount of debris came on the road from the hill along with the rain water. Apart from this, Tanakpur Pithoragarh NH was closed due to debris near Madan Hotel in Singda. Due to which many vehicles got stuck.
Instructions given to officials to open NH
SDM Lohaghat Rinku Bisht took cognizance of the matter and instructed the NH officials to open the NH. After which the work of opening the NH has been started. SDM Rinku Bisht said that soon the NH will be made operational for traffic. People heaved a sigh of relief after the rain after a long time. Rivers and streams overflowed due to just half an hour of torrential rain.
The weather department had issued an alert
The weather department director Vikram Singh said that there is a possibility of heavy rain with thunderstorms in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts on Wednesday. Whereas there is a possibility of rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds blowing at a speed of 40-50 kilometers in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts. Along with this, a warning of heavy rain with thunderstorms was issued.
