Uttarakhand Weather: IMD issues heavy rain alert for next four days

New Delhi: The day started with rain in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. In most areas, including the capital Dehradun, the rain had started early in the morning, which stopped in the morning. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain for the next four days in all the districts including Dehradun.

IMD issues alert in Uttarakhand:

There is a possibility of heavy rain in the hilly areas along with Doon, Nainital, Champawat. There is a possibility of lightning and rain with thunder at some places. This process of rain will continue for the next four days i.e. till September 17. There is a possibility of heavy rain at isolated places in Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar and Pauri on Tuesday.

Due to heavy rains overnight in Yamuna valley including Yamunotri Dham, life has become disturbed. At the same time, river drains are also in spate. Yamunotri Highway has been closed at many places due to debris. At the same time, Gangotri Highway is also closed due to stone and debris coming near Sukhi Top. 11 rural connectivity motorways in Uttarkashi are blocked for traffic.

Jharjargad drain came in spate:

After the rain on Yamunotri Highway, the Jharjargad drain suddenly came to a boil. During this, school students going from Yamunotri region to Inter College also got stuck on the way. Students and locals are waiting for the flow to subside and the highway to open.

The department has predicted that there may be heavy rains in states like Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Odisha. Apart from this, heavy to very heavy rain is expected in Konkan, Goa, Gujarat, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha in the next 4-5 days.

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