Two individuals went missing after heavy rain caused a cloudburst in Dehradun in the early hours of Tuesday, reducing houses to rubble and sweeping away cars and shops. The cloudburst took place late night and pushed the affected individuals to safer locations. Rescue and relief efforts are going on to locate the two missing individuals.
District Magistrate Savin Bansal, along with Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kumkum Joshi and other authorities, were immediately sent to the site on getting news of the accident to identify the extent of the damage. He instructed the rescue officials to conduct a search and rescue the two missing individuals at the earliest.
NDRF, SDRF, PWD and other authorities are functioning on war footing with bulldozers on site.
Schools Shut Amid Torrential Rains
All Dehradun schools from Class 1 to Class 12 are already closed in light of the heavy rain and cloudburst, as per an order issued by the District Magistrate. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami confirmed that he was in continuous contact with the local administration and keeping a close eye on the situation.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand | Tamsa river in spate and Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple inundated as heavy rainfall lashes Dehradun.
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“Some have been inundated with rain in Sahastradhara, Dehradun, late last night. Police, SDRF and district administration have reached the site and are undertaking relief and rescue operations. I am personally keeping an eye on this and am in contact with local administration all the time,” he posted on Twitter in Hindi.
After the Dehradun cloudburst, the Chandrabhaga river in Rishikesh has been in spate since morning. Three individuals were stranded in the river as its water overfloded the highway. They were rescued by SDRF personnel.
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Uttarakhand Monsoon Havoc: 85 Dead, 94 Missing, 128 Injured
Heavy rains, cloudbursts and landslides have devastated many areas of Uttarakhand this monsoon, such as Dharali-Harsil in Uttarkashi, Tharali in Chamoli, Chenagad in Rudraprayag, Sainji in Pauri, Kapkot in Bageshwar and some areas of Nainital district. As per an official estimate, natural calamities in Uttarakhand since last April this year have so far killed 85 people, injured 128 individuals and made 94 missing.
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PM Modi Announces ₹1,200 Crore Relief Package
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Dehradun on September 11 to take stock of relief and rescue efforts in the disaster-hit areas of Uttarakhand. He declared a financial package of Rs 1,200 crore for relief to the affected regions. PM Modi also declared a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the victims’ families and Rs 50,000 for those left injured in a series of natural disasters that struck several districts of the hill state during this monsoon.
The Prime Minister during his visit met NDRF and SDRF staff members, as well as disaster volunteers who had helped a hand at ground zero during the catastrophes and commended their work. The visit of Prime Minister Modi to Uttarakhand came in the wake of a recent visit by an inter-ministerial team from the Centre to the state’s affected regions to take stock of the damage.
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