Hans News Service Dehradun

Continuousrainfall over the past 24 hours across Uttarakhand has raised river water levels and triggered landslides in hilly areas, disrupting traffic on 107 routes across the state. The Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Red Alert’ for very heavy rainfall in seven districts, including Dehradun, and an ‘Orange Alert’ for the remaining districts .

Amid warnings of the heavy rainfall, the administration has been instructed to remain alert and exercise caution. Additionally, schools for Classes 1 to 12 remained closed in four districts, including Dehradun, due to the rain. Heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded at several locations across both the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of the state over the last 24 hours.

According to official data, Kashipur recorded the highest rainfall at 206 mm, followed by Jaspur 190 mm, Laksar 180 mm, Kotdwar 160 mm, Haridwar 132.9 mm, Roorkee 126.2 mm, Betalghat 118.5 mm, Tehri 115.2 mm, Roshanabad 115 mm, Nainital 107.5 mm, and Narendra Nagar 105 mm. Additionally, Dhanaulti recorded 100 mm of rainfall, Devprayag 98.6 mm, Pauri 93 mm, Ranikhet 92.3 mm, Tehri 79.4 mm, Jolly Grant 76.4 mm, Dehradun 70.8 mm, Mussoorie 70.1 mm, Rishikesh 64.4 mm, Almora 63 mm, and Rudraprayag 50.4 mm. Moderate rainfall was recorded in other areas as well. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), landslides and rockfalls in several mountainous areas amid rainfall disrupted traffic on 107 routes across the state, including nine state highways and one Border Roads Organisation (BRO) road. Information from the SEOC indicates that an old, unoccupied house in the ​​Tehri district’s Kaddukhal area was damaged after being struck by a landslide on Wednesday evening. However, the administration had already evacuated two restaurants and some shanties located in the potential danger zone as a precautionary measure. Due to the rains, the River Ganga, Yamuna, and their tributaries are in spate, with water levels rising at several locations.

Data provided by the SEOC, citing the Central Water Commission, shows rising water levels in the Alaknanda (at Srinagar), Pindar (at Karnaprayag), Ganga (at Devprayag and Rishikesh), Kali (at Dharchula), Saryu (at Pithoragarh), and Gauri (at Jauljibi) rivers.

The rivers are currently flowing below the danger mark.

The Dehradun-based Meteorological Centre has issued a ‘Red Alert’ for seven districts -- Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, and Champawat -- predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas.