Uttarakhand: Heavy rains in Chamoli disrupted life, schools closed… Kedarnath Yatra stopped

Life has been disrupted in Chamoli district due to heavy rains. Badrinath highway is blocked due to debris falling from the hill in Umatta, while power supply in the area has been disrupted since night due to a fault in the 66 KV power line in Jyotirmath area. On the other hand, Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped due to heavy rains.

In view of the weather department’s warning of heavy rains and landslides, holiday has been declared in government and semi-government schools of Chamoli district today on the instructions of the Chief Education Officer. District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said that power supply in Jyotirmath area is disrupted due to a fault in the 66 KV power line of Pitkul.

The fault is being searched. Badrinath highway was blocked for about an hour in the morning due to debris falling in Parthdeep of Nandprayag. The road is now open. The work of removing debris is going on in Umatta. At the same time, pilgrims going to Kedarnath have been stopped in Sonprayag and Gaurikund. Vikasnagar-Kalsi-Barkot National Highway and 50 other roads closed.

50 roads including two national highways have been closed due to debris falling at various places after rain in the state. Due to this, the local people as well as the pilgrims visiting Chardham are facing a lot of difficulties. According to the State Emergency Operations Center, the movement of vehicles on Vikasnagar-Kalsi-Barkot National Highway has been closed due to debris falling at kilometer 26 near Lakhwar Band in Dehradun district. Three rural roads are also closed in the district. Apart from this, Rishikesh-Yamunotri National Highway is closed at Aujri in Uttarkashi district. One state highway and 11 rural roads are also closed in this district. Three rural roads in Rudraprayag district, Kathgodam-Haidakhan state highway in Nainital district, 13 rural roads in Chamoli district, seven in Pithoragarh, four in Bageshwar, three in Pauri and two rural roads in Tehri district are closed.

143 buildings have been damaged due to the disaster in the state

143 buildings have been damaged due to the disaster in the state. According to information received from the State Emergency Operations Center, 133 houses have been partially damaged since June 1. Eight houses were seriously damaged and two houses were completely damaged. Apart from this, 21 people have lost their lives and 11 were injured due to the disaster. Nine people are missing.