Uttarakhand Receives Heavy Rain, Several Key Roads Damaged

Uttarakhand Weather: Heavy rainbegan in Uttarakhand on Tuesday night. More rainfall is likely till Thursday, says the Met office

Incessant rain battered Uttarakhand on Thursday. Remnants of Cyclone Tauktae and a Western Disturbance led to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for over the last 24 hours, causing a sharp drop in temperature at most places in the state. Several road links including parts of the Badrinath Highway have been damaged. The weather office has warned of heavy rain in few districts including Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri, Bageshwar, Nainital, Almora and Champawat. The upper Himalayan regions of the state, including Badrinath in Chamoli district and Kedarnath in Rudraprayag, also received snowfall. Heavy rainfall began in Uttarakhand on Tuesday night. The weakened cyclone coupled with a western disturbance resulted in continuous rain, Rohit Thapliyal, a scientist at the Met office told news agency Press Trust of India. He added that the intensity of rain may weaken in the Garhwal region later on Thursday but the Kumaon region needs to remain on the alert. The weather department has advised people living near rivulets and streams to stay alert. Commuters also need to be careful, it said. People have been advised to be cautious and take shelter during thunderstorm and lightning .