The Ganga was running at 463.20 metres, filling up Sangam Ghat, Ramkund, Dhaneshwar Ghat, and Fuladi Ghat.

A brief about Uttarakhand rain: Landslides, Ganga overflows, Haridwar on high alert

Rains battered various parts of Uttarakhand on Sunday, causing landslides and closing many roads, even as the Ganga reached the danger level in Devprayag and the alert level in Haridwar due to a large discharge of water from the Alaknanda dam.

Brijesh Bhatt, Tehri District Disaster Management Officer, said the district government is making frequent calls to warn people to remain away from the river’s banks. He further stated that the water level of the Ganga in the Muni ki Reti area of Tehri near Rishikesh had risen to 339.60 metres, which is 0.10 metre higher than the alert level of 339.50 metres.

Officials reported the Ganga hit 293.15 meters in Haridwar Sunday evening, above the warning limit of 293 meters, and that an alert has been issued in low-lying areas due to the increasing river level.

The State Disaster Operation Centre has asked Haridwar District Magistrate Dheeraj Singh to fix Gate No. 10 of the Bhimgoda barrage as soon as possible in order to avoid further damage.

Due to the recent heavy rainfall, a flood-like condition has developed in 71 villages in the tehsils of Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur, and Haridwar.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), army, and state police are assisting in rescue and relief efforts.

According to them, debris and excess water flowing into the Girthi Ganga river at Niti Ghati in Chamoli district’s Joshimath damaged the abutment of a bridge on the Joshimath-Malari road.

According to the disaster management department, only the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police used this bridge.

On Monday, the Dehradun Meteorological Centre issued a ‘orange’ advisory warning of heavy rain in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand.

A flood-like condition has occurred in 71 villages in the tehsils of Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur, and Haridwar as a result of recent severe rainfall.

Rescue and relief activities are being assisted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), army, and state police.

Debris and excess water flowing into the Girthi Ganga river at Niti Ghati in Chamoli district’s Joshimath destroyed the abutment of a bridge on the Joshimath-Malari route, according to them.

According to the disaster management department, this bridge was only utilized by the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

The Dehradun Meteorological Centre issued a ‘orange’ caution of heavy rain in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand on Monday.

An ‘orange’ alert is issued as a warning for extremely poor weather with the possibility for commuting inconvenience due to road and sewer closures and power outages.

Meanwhile, the water level of the Kali river in Pithoragarh’s Dharchula district has risen past the 889-metre alert threshold.

In 71 villages in Roorkee, Bhagwanpur, Laksar, and Haridwar tehsils, 3,756 families have been affected. According to them, 81 of these households have been relocated to relief camps.

The floods have killed five persons in these places. Seven residences were completely destroyed, while another 201 were partially destroyed. They further stated that the torrential rains in Haridwar had damaged seventeen roads and nine bridges.

According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, Kapkot received the most rainfall in the state in the last 24 hours, at 70 mm.

Mussoorie experienced 61 millimeters of rain, Karnprayag 57 millimeters, Chamoli 54.4 millimeters, Nagthat 53 millimeters, Mohkampur 48 millimeters, Vikasnagar 41 millimeters, and Uttarkashi 39 millimeters.

According to officials, 2,000-3,000 cusecs of water were released from the Srinagar Hydro Electric Project dam in Pauri district since the Alaknanda river was flowing over the alert level.

The State Emergency Operation Center has directed district judges in Tehri, Pauri, Dehradun, and Haridwar to take the appropriate safeguards, according to officials.

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