Watch: SDRF Teams Rescue Tourists Stranded In Rishikesh As Incessant Rains Batter Uttarakhand

Some tourists who were stranded in Ganga river near Muni Ki Reti in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh were rescued by the SDRF teams amid incessant rains in Uttarakhand.

Tourists thank SDRF team for their rescue operation in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh

Source : PTI

Incessant rains have been battering the state of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh after a brief pause throwing normal life out of gear. The rains have also taken a toll on tourism as many tourists were left stranded at various tourist places in both the hill states and teams of National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force are involved in the rescue operations. Some tourists who were stranded in Ganga river near Muni Ki Reti in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh were rescued by the SDRF teams. 

Visuals shared by news agency PTI show SDRF teams helping an elderly tourist to safety amid a swollen river with strong current. The tourists, who came from Gujarat, thanked the team for their effort. 

VIDEO | SDRF team rescues tourists stranded in Ganga River near Muni Ki Reti in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

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The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that isolated extremely heavy rainfall will continue over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday as well and then reduce thereafter. 

In Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi too, heavy rainfalls have triggered flood-like situations in the district. 

In Northwest India, there is an expectation of light to moderate scattered rainfall, possibly becoming fairly widespread, with isolated instances of heavy rainfall over the Jammu Division, said the weather department in its bulletin on Monday.

“Extreme northern areas including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and northwestern Uttar Pradesh are likely to experience this pattern on Monday. There is also a possibility of isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh within the next 24 hours, followed by a substantial decrease in intensity starting tomorrow,” the IMD predicted, according to IANS. 

The IMD further predicted that in the Central, West, and South India, there is an anticipation of light to moderate, isolated to scattered rainfall, with isolated instances of heavy rainfall activity, as per the IANS report.

“East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are likely to experience an increase in heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. However, the remaining parts of these regions are expected to have subdued rainfall activity over the next seven days,” the IMD added.