Due to continuous snowfall in the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand, a curfew-like situation has arisen. Many routes have been closed due to snowfall. Snow is spread on the roads for several kilometers. Due to this life has been disrupted. There are chances of rain in many districts of Uttarakhand even today. After this, the weather is likely to remain bad on March 3 and 4 as well.
There is a possibility of rain in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Pauri, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Nainital and Champawat on Saturday. Light to moderate snowfall may occur in places with an altitude of 2500 meters and above.
An Alert has also been issued regarding the avalanche.
Warning issued regarding avalanche
A warning has been issued regarding avalanches in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar of Uttarakhand. Chamoli district is most at risk in this. Let us tell you that on Friday, a massive avalanche occurred due to the breaking of the glacier in Mana, Uttarakhand. Due to this, the BRO camp has been damaged.
It was told that about 57 workers are reported here. Many routes have been closed due to avalanches. At the same time, damage has also been caused in many places. Due to rain and snowfall in the border district, traffic has come to a halt beyond Ganganani on the Gangotri Highway. There has been an avalanche in Dabrani on the highway between Ganganani and Gangotri.
The rescue operation started again in the morning.
At present, the weather has cleared in Chamoli. Rain and snowfall have stopped. Rescue operation has been started again in the morning. The Army and ITBP present in Badrinath Dham are engaged in the search for the missing workers. After tireless efforts, the Indian Army has rescued 14 more workers. One of them was found serious at the Mana avalanche site.
The rescued personnel have been brought to the Mana Army Camp for medical assistance and further treatment. At present, rescue operations are still going on. At the same time, helicopter service has also been started. So far 47 people buried in the snow have been rescued. 8 people are still being searched.
CM Dhami is going to Chamoli.
At the same time, CM Dhami took detailed information about the relief and rescue operation being carried out to evacuate the workers trapped in the avalanche near Mana over the phone. Among the workers who were evacuated yesterday, the officials have been directed to airlift the seriously injured to send them to higher centers.
He said that I was also leaving for Chamoli to do a field inspection. With the weather clearing, relief and rescue operations have been expedited. With the blessings of Lord Badri Vishal and the tireless efforts of the rescue workers, efforts are being made to rescue all the workers trapped in the snow as soon as possible.
More than 40 villages of Gopeshwar are covered with snow. Auli, Badrinath, Joshimath Malari, and Gopeshwar Chopta highways are blocked due to snowfall. The cold has also increased due to snowfall and rain. In Chamoli district, snowfall has been continuing in more than 40 villages along with Shri Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Auli, and Jyotirmath, and rain in lower places for the last two days.
Many highways closed
Gopeshwar Chopta highway is closed due to snow beyond Dhautidhar. While Auli Joshimath motor road is closed in the area of four km ahead of Kawand Band. Niti Malari highway is closed beyond Bhapkund. While Badrinath highway is closed due to Hanuman Chatti snowfall. There has been a heavy hailstorm around Gopeshwar.
Due to snowfall, more than 24 villages in the Ganga and Yamuna valleys have been covered with snow. Due to rain and snowfall, electricity supply has been disrupted in a total of 48 villages in both valleys. Three feet of snow has accumulated in Yamunotri Dham due to continuous snowfall. Four feet of snowfall is expected in Gangotri Dham.
Life has been badly affected due to continuous rain in all tehsil areas including the district headquarters. Due to snowfall, the movement of normal vehicles beyond Sukki Top on Gangotri Highway was halted last Thursday. On Friday, due to snowfall on the highway, movement beyond Gangani came to a halt.
Stones fell between Gangani and Dabrani.
Boulders have also come on the highway along with the avalanche from the hill in Dabrani on Friday evening. Stones are also falling between Gangani and Dabrani. Electricity supply has been disrupted in eight villages of Harshil valley since last Thursday night. Gangotri Dham's Tirthpurohit Rajesh Semwal said that four feet of snow had fallen in Gangotri Dham.
Traffic was diverted twice on the Badrinath National Highway.
Life was affected due to rain and winds throughout the day in the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh. After the continuous falling of stones from the hill in Devprayag on Badrinath National Highway, vehicles were sent through a diverted route from Bhadrakali of Munikireti police station area for two hours. Dense clouds were present till late evening. Due to heavy rain, stones kept falling from the hill near Devprayag on Badrinath National Highway.
Devprayag police informed Munikireti police about this. Senior Sub Inspector Yogesh Pandey of Munikireti police station said that at around 11 am, information was received about the continuous falling of stones from the hill in Devprayag. After this, vehicles going from Badrinath Highway were diverted from Bhadrakali and sent to Srinagar via Chamba. It was told that the route was kept diverted for about two hours. The SSI said that given the weather conditions, constant contact is being maintained with the surrounding police station areas.
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