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, Dehradun. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department in Uttarakhand, the weather changed from Friday evening and till the night there was a lot of trouble due to heavy rains in many districts. On the Rishikesh-Doon highway, the road was washed away, while in a rural part of Raipur area, the exercise to evacuate people due to cloudburst had to be started from around 2 pm on the intervening night of August 19 and 20. Not only Doon, but Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Bageshwar, Champawat and other districts are also facing a lot of trouble due to rain. Many rivers are in spate, while highways are being disrupted in many places.
Heavy damage was caused in Maldevta part due to rain in Raipur area. When water entered many houses, the general public was in trouble and the teams of the administration and administration took out the villagers and sent them to safer places. Here, the temporary system collapsed on the Rishikesh-Dehradun highway. Ranipokhari police diverted the route in heavy rain late night due to the temporary road flowing on the Jakhan river. The bridge under construction had to be opened for small and two wheelers. Large vehicles had to be diverted from Raiwala-Doiwala. Due to the strong flow in the river here in August last year, the work was going on on the basis of the temporary system, due to the bridge being not ready for a year, which collapsed in this rain.
Rivers and rivers have taken a formidable form
Due to the continuous torrential rains in Dehradun, the Tamasa river flowing near the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple has assumed a formidable form on Saturday. Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Yoga Temple Tapkeshwar Mahadev has lost contact and is again damaged. The water level of Song river is also increasing due to heavy rains. At the same time, in Nainital district, Ramnagar and its surrounding rivers are starting to take a formidable form.
There was a sudden surge in the Khichdi river in Kyari, although there was no rain here. But the water level of the river increased due to the rain surrounding it. During this, whoever came in the way of the river got washed away, although no one was in this river at that time, so there was no major accident of life and property.
Crisis on roads, highways and mountains became dangerous
Along with the collapse of many roads and bridges in Doon, there are bad conditions in the mountains as well. Due to rain in Champawat, the Tanakpur to Champawat highway between Swala-Amodi was stalled from 2 pm on Friday due to stones falling from the hill. Passengers got stuck on both sides of the road due to the closure of the highway. Similarly, Gangotri-Yamunotri Highway in Uttarkashi was also opened last evening amidst stones falling from the hill, but after some time this highway had to be closed again. Yamunotri Highway has been stalled for more than 48 hours.
Here, due to heavy rains in Bageshwar district, incidents of landslides are coming to the fore in many areas. Due to the landslide on the main road leading to Kapkot, contact with Kapkot has been cut off. Efforts are being made to open the way. In Chamoli district also, torrential rains have continued since Friday night and there are reports of some roads getting affected.
Some relief in Terai, some calamity
The forecast of the Meteorological Department’s Yellow Alert proved to be accurate in many areas including Sitarganj, Shaktifarm, Kichha in the Terai. With the changing of the weather here, people got relief from the heat due to torrential rains. With this, the worry of the farmers about the scarcity of water in the paddy crop due to the scorching heat was removed. Although there was waterlogging in many places due to heavy rain, people also had to face problems. Overall, the rain is looking beneficial for agriculture as well as getting rid of the heat.
