Heavy Rain Likely In Uttarakhand Today, Himachal National Highway Shut Due To Landslide — Top Points

IMD issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places on Saturday.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places over Uttarakhnd's Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri, and Nainital in the next 24 hours. ( Image Source :PTI )

The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places over Uttarakhnd's Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri, and Nainital in the next 24 hours, as reported by the news agency ANI on Saturday. In Himachal Pradesh, National Highway 5 has been closed due to a landslide near Wangtu in Kinnaur district as the situation continues to remain grim in the hill state.

Here Are Top Updates:

• Scores of commuters, including tourists as well as locals are stranded in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after the Yamunotri National Highway was blocked at many places on Saturday due to falling debris near Gangnani, ANI reported citing officials.
• The Uttarkashi administration has said that the highway was blocked at many places including Chhatanga, ANI reported. The officials further said that a Tehsildar was sent to take stock of the situation.  
• Uttarkashi district disaster management officials said that due to heavy rains near Gangnani in the Barkot area, there has been a lot of debris and stones on the Yamunotri National Highway. "The fresh spell of rains led to water-logging in Kasturba Gandhi residential school. The school children had to be shifted to safer places," they said, as quoted by ANI.
• A team each from the State Disaster Response Force team and the fire brigade was immediately sent to the spot to carry out relief work,   Similarly, Badrinath National Highway near Chamoli district was also blocked in three places due to falling debris as incessant rainfall continued in the region. 
• IMD issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places on Saturday. The MeT also sounded a yellow warning for heavy rains at a few places from July 23 to 25. Isolated spells of very heavy rainfall are likely in Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Solan and Sirmaur districts, while heavy rain may occur in Una, Hamirpur, Lahaul and Spiti, and Kinnaur districts on Saturday, the MeT said, as quoted by PTI.

Yamuna Water-Level Continues To Stay Above Danger Mark In Delhi

The water level in Yamuna river at Old Railway Bridge continued to stay above the danger mark as it was recorded at 205.48 meters at 10:00 pm on Friday. After days of receding, the Yamuna water-level in the national capital once again crossed the danger mark of 205.33 meters on Friday evening.

Meanwhile, the hourly water discharge from Hathni Kund Barrage which had gone up to the extent of approximately 3,60,000 cusecs on July 11 is now flowing at 29,973 cusecs as recorded at 7:00 pm on Friday, news agency ANI reported.

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