Dehradun Heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand on Saturday blocking several roads in the state. The Chardham yatra has been suspended, even as the Centre decided to provide two Mi-17 helicopters to deal with the emergency.
Uttarakhand authorities had earlier issued alerts in Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi. Most parts of Himachal Pradesh also witnessed moderate to heavy rains which led to landslides at several places in the state.
MeT department warned of heavy showers at various places in Uttarakhand on Friday.
The Centre has, meanwhile, agreed to the state's demand for two Mi-17 choppers which will remain stationed till July 25 to operate in case of an emergency.
The demand was put forward to the Centre on Thursday evening when Union Cabinet Secretary Ajeet Sethi took stock of the situation prevailing in the state through video conferencing in view of MeT department's prediction of heavy rain in some parts of the state.
Though most rivers in the state are in spate they are still flowing below the danger mark and the situation as of now is far from alarming, Sharma said.
Due to heavy rains over the past few days, routes are obstructed at 20 places between Rudraprayag and Sonprayag but no pilgrim is stuck at any destination, he said.
173 pilgrims stranded in Kedar Valley on Thursday have been moved to safe destinations. 13 'Kanwariyas' have also been shifted to safer destinations from Lincholi by a team of State Disaster Response Force.
Heavy rains have lashed the Kumaon region in the past 24 hours with Nainital recording a maximum of 152 MM of rainfall followed by Haldwani which received 150 MM of showers, Champavat 72 MM, Kashipur 64 MM, Ranikhet 45 MM and Almora 44 MM. Rudraprayag 17.3 MM, Uttarkashi 22MM, Chamoli 12 MM and Dehradun 19.5MM have received rains in a moderate degree.
(With inputs from PTI)
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