From the mountains of North India to North-East India, people’s problems have increased due to heavy rainfall before the withdrawal of monsoon. After a week of clear weather in Himachal, one person lost his life due to cloud burst late on Wednesday night. While crops have also been damaged.
In Uttarakhand too, Chardham Yatra routes are continuously getting disrupted due to rain and landslides. Apart from this, there are problems due to rain in Bihar and Sikkim also. The Meteorological Department in Uttarakhand has issued an orange alert of heavy rainfall in many districts on Friday.
Cloud burst in Sirmaur, one person died
Life has been disrupted in Himachal due to heavy rain on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. One person has also died there. After a cloud burst in Kando Kansar forest of Paonta Sahib at around 1 o’clock on Wednesday night, heavy debris along with water reached Padduni village. Here people saved their lives by climbing on the roofs of their houses.
Due to the debris, paddy crop grown in about 500 acres has been destroyed here. Paddy crop in 1000 bighas has been destroyed due to flood in Panchbhaiya ravine. At the same time, the water level of Bata river rose and touched the bridge.
Due to rise in the water level of Giri River, four flood gates of Jaton Barrage were opened at 4:12 am on Thursday. Dhaula Kuan in Sirmaur district has recorded the highest rainfall of 275 mm in 24 hours in September based on the data available since 2010.
10 km long jam on Badrinath Highway
Due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand, a landslide on Badrinath Highway between Khankra and Narkota on Thursday caused a jam of about 10 km long. The highway was blocked for about 11 hours due to a large amount of debris and boulders falling from the hill. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 passengers remained stranded in about 900 vehicles. Traffic on the highway was disrupted for five hours due to landslides in Chattawapeepal and Kameda also. Due to this, about 2,000 passengers and locals were trapped in more than 500 vehicles on both sides.
Due to continuous falling of stones from the hill, there were a lot of difficulties in removing the debris. Due to lack of shops at many places, passengers did not even get food items and water. Milk, vegetables and other items of daily use could not be supplied on time to the surrounding areas due to vehicles getting stuck in the traffic jam. Tawaghat Highway in Pithoragarh remained closed for eight hours due to debris at three places. Due to this, 28 Kailash passengers also remained stranded.
Rain created havoc in Mumbai
People’s troubles increased due to the sudden heavy rain that started on Wednesday evening in Mumbai. Due to this, there was waterlogging and traffic jams at many places. People returning home from their offices faced problems due to the rain that started in the evening. The Meteorological Department has today issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigarh and Ratnagiri districts.
Rain will continue in Bihar till October 2
As soon as the monsoon became active again in Bihar, rainfall has increased. According to the Meteorological Department, sporadic rainfall will continue in the state including Patna till October 2. The weather has remained normal due to intermittent rains at different places including Patna for the last two days. Orange alert has been issued regarding very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Sitamarhi, Sheohar, East and West Champaran districts during the next 24 hours. At the same time, yellow alert has been issued in 10 districts regarding heavy rainfall.
Trouble after rain in Sikkim
After the record heat in September, the people of Sikkim have heaved a sigh of relief due to the rain. But the rain has brought with it both relief and trouble. Due to continuous rain, landslides have occurred at many places. Due to this many roads in the state have been closed. To normalize traffic, work is underway to remove debris and stones lying on the road.