Amidst the heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, a part of Gairsain-Karnprayag NH 109 has washed away due to a heavy downpour last night, the Chamoli police said, as reported by the news agency ANI on Friday. The police further stated that people going from Gairsain to Karnprayag and Nainital are stranded on both sides of the road.
Incessant rainfall in the hilly and plain areas of the state has resulted in an increase in water levels of the rivers and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been told to remain on high alert, authorities said on Wednesday.
"River Ganga is once again in spate as a result of constant rain that has been falling in the plains and hills of all of Uttarakhand for the past nine days, increasing the risk of flooding in the nearby areas. With the unexpected increase in the water level of river Ganga, there is a danger of flood in the coastal areas of Mayakund, Chandrabhaga, Chandreshwarnagar etc," said officials, as quoted by ANI.
SDRF Commandant, Manikant Mishra, instructed various SDRF teams to be on high alert amid these circumstances. In view of the possible danger posed by the rising water level of the river Ganga, SDRF officers and jawans have been asked to be on constant alert.
Due to heavy rains in the mountains, the tributaries of Alaknanda and Ganga are in a spate. The Emergency Operation Center has alerted 4 districts on the possibility of the rising water level of the Alaknanda River to avoid any untoward incident, they said.
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