Receding monsoon has affected the lives of people in several parts of India. After a week of clear weather in Himachal, one person died due to cloudburst late on Wednesday night.
The rain has also damaged crops in Himachal.
In Uttarakhand too, the Char Dham Yatra routes are continuously getting disrupted due to rain and landslides. Besides this, rain is also disrupting the lives of people in Bihar and Sikkim due to rain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in many districts of Uttarakhand on Friday.
At Least One Dead In Cloud Burst In Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur
Heavy rain on Wednesday night and Thursday morning disrupted normal life in Himachal. One person died following a cloudburst in the Kando Kansar forest of Paonta Sahib at around 1 am on Wednesday night. The people of Paddoooni village had to climb the roof of their houses to save their lives as river water along with debris reached the village.
Due to the debris, paddy crop on about 500 acres has been destroyed. The flood in Panchbhaiya’s ravine has also destroyed paddy crop on 1000 bighas of land. At the same time, the water level of Bata river rose and touched the bridge.
As the water level of the Giri river rose, four floodgates of Jaton Barrage were opened on Thursday morning at 4:12 am. Dhaula Kuan in Sirmaur district recorded the highest rainfall of 275 mm in 24 hours in September based on the data available since 2010.
10 Kilometre Long Traffic Badrinath Highway
Heavy rain in Uttarakhand triggered a landslide between Khankra and Narkota on the Badrinath Highway on Thursday, causing a 10 km-long jam. The highway remained blocked for about 11 hours due to a large amount of debris and boulders falling from the hill. During this time, more than 5,000 passengers were stranded in about 900 vehicles. Movement on the highway was also disrupted for five hours due to landslides in Chatwapipal and Kameda. Due to this, about 2,000 passengers and local people were stranded in more than 500 vehicles on both sides.
Due to the continuous falling of stones from the hill, there were a lot of problems in removing the debris. Due to absence of shops at many places, the pilgrims did not even get food items and water. Vehicles carrying milk, vegetables and other daily use items were stuck in the jam and these could not be supplied to the nearby areas on time. In Pithoragarh, the Tawaghat highway remained closed for eight hours due to debris at three places. Due to this, 28 Kailash pilgrims were also stranded.
Heavy Rain Disrupts Normal Life In Mumbai
The heavy rain that started suddenly on Wednesday evening in Mumbai increased the trouble of the people. Due to this, there was waterlogging and traffic jam at many places. People returning home from their offices faced problems due to the rain that started in the evening. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts today.
Rain To Continue In Bihar Till October 2
According to the Meteorological Department, there will be sporadic rainfall in the several districts of the state including Patna till October 2. Orange alert has been issued for very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Sitamarhi, Shivhar, East and West Champaran districts during the next 24 hours. At the same time, yellow alert has been issued for heavy rainfall in 10 districts.