Lansdowne: Six people, including three Nepalese citizens and a tourist from Kanpur, were killed in separate landslides due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand in the last 24 hours.
In the worst rain-related accident on Monday, three people from Nepal – 2 women and a child – died in Pauri district after a landslide at the site of an under-construction hotel in Lansdowne, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre. The dead have been identified as Samuna (50), Sapna (40) and Abisa (4).
In another incident in Rudraprayag district, a 27-year-old man from Kanpur, Sudhir AwasthiHe died after being hit by a boulder near Sangam Bazar in Rudraprayag. Two deaths were reported from Champawat district where a 48-year-old woman and her 17-year-old son were buried alive in their house after a landslide.
Meanwhile, Nainital was cut off from the rest of the state on Monday as all three highways leading to the hill town were blocked due to landslides, leaving many tourists stranded on roads and hotels. According to the district administration, many people commuting from Nainital were stranded on the routes for several hours. Crowds of tourists had reached Nainital during the long weekend of Dussehra and many people were left stranded. The water level of Naini Lake also increased suddenly on Monday due to torrential rains.
gangotri And Yamunotri National Highway and many other tributary roads in Garhwal and Kumaon There was a traffic jam on Monday due to the landslide.
All trekking activities and Char Dham Yatra remained suspended.
With heavy to very heavy rain predicted in the next 48 hours, the state government had stopped pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra route from Sunday and appealed to the people to stay where they are and avoid the yatra in view of the possibility of landslides. Do it.
Police had to rescue 200 pilgrims on the way in Champawat Purnagiri Temples that were stuck after rain and landslides. A public advisory has also been issued not to visit the Purnagiri temple for the next two-three days.
From. m Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted that the Home Minister Amit Shah The Central Government has assured all possible help to deal with the loss. Dhami also visited the Disaster Management Control Room at the Secretariat and took stock of the situation. District Magistrate Rudraprayag Manuj Goyal Told the CM that there were 6,000 pilgrims in Kedarnath on Sunday, out of which 4,000 have returned and around 2,000 are in safe places.
According to met Office, Uttarakhand received 36.7 mm of rain as against an average of 2.4 mm, registering an increase of 140% in the last 24 hours.
In the worst rain-related accident on Monday, three people from Nepal – 2 women and a child – died in Pauri district after a landslide at the site of an under-construction hotel in Lansdowne, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre. The dead have been identified as Samuna (50), Sapna (40) and Abisa (4).
In another incident in Rudraprayag district, a 27-year-old man from Kanpur, Sudhir AwasthiHe died after being hit by a boulder near Sangam Bazar in Rudraprayag. Two deaths were reported from Champawat district where a 48-year-old woman and her 17-year-old son were buried alive in their house after a landslide.
Meanwhile, Nainital was cut off from the rest of the state on Monday as all three highways leading to the hill town were blocked due to landslides, leaving many tourists stranded on roads and hotels. According to the district administration, many people commuting from Nainital were stranded on the routes for several hours. Crowds of tourists had reached Nainital during the long weekend of Dussehra and many people were left stranded. The water level of Naini Lake also increased suddenly on Monday due to torrential rains.
gangotri And Yamunotri National Highway and many other tributary roads in Garhwal and Kumaon There was a traffic jam on Monday due to the landslide.
All trekking activities and Char Dham Yatra remained suspended.
With heavy to very heavy rain predicted in the next 48 hours, the state government had stopped pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra route from Sunday and appealed to the people to stay where they are and avoid the yatra in view of the possibility of landslides. Do it.
Police had to rescue 200 pilgrims on the way in Champawat Purnagiri Temples that were stuck after rain and landslides. A public advisory has also been issued not to visit the Purnagiri temple for the next two-three days.
From. m Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted that the Home Minister Amit Shah The Central Government has assured all possible help to deal with the loss. Dhami also visited the Disaster Management Control Room at the Secretariat and took stock of the situation. District Magistrate Rudraprayag Manuj Goyal Told the CM that there were 6,000 pilgrims in Kedarnath on Sunday, out of which 4,000 have returned and around 2,000 are in safe places.
According to met Office, Uttarakhand received 36.7 mm of rain as against an average of 2.4 mm, registering an increase of 140% in the last 24 hours.
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