Acting on instructions from the Police Headquarters in Dehradun, flood company personnel of the Uttarakhand Police carried out inspections of disaster-affected routes on Sunday. He left for the site of the incident on foot for search and rescue work.
All senior police officers and team leaders of various branches of police - SDRF, Fire Service, PAC, Telecom, etc., who were sent for effective conduct of relief and rescue operations in Uttarkashi district, attended the meeting.
The construction of the Bailey bridge was completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Sunday, replacing the Limchi Gad Bridge in the Gangnani area on the Gangotri National Highway, damaged in the aftermath of the cloudburst in Dharali village near Gangotri, BRO officials said.
The SDMA said the monsoon death toll in the state has reached 224 -- with 116 people killed in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and house collapses, and 108 losing their lives in road accidents since the onset of the season.
A Bailey Bridge is being constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Gangnani area of Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district to restore connectivity after the Gangnani-Harsil road was washed away during the recent flash floods
Himachal Pradesh has recorded 224 deaths so far this monsoon season, including 116 in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, and drowning, and 108 in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
The Indian Army continues extensive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in Dharali and Harsil, Uttarakhand, following the massive landslides and flooding earlier this week.
Two more people died in Punjab due to heavy monsoon rains, raising the death toll to 166. Several cities experienced flooding and power outages. Authorities warned of low-level river flooding and urged residents to avoid water bodies and stay alert, with safety measures already in place.
The cumulative monsoon death toll in the state has climbed to 219 since the onset of rains, with 112 fatalities in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and house collapses, and 107 lives lost in road accidents, the SDMA said.
The construction of the valley bridge near Ganganani-Limchagad on the Gangotri National Highway is in its final stage after the flash floods and mudslide blocked routes in Uttarakhad's Uttarkashi, police said on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami provided an update on the recent flash flood and mudslide disaster in Uttarkashi district. He said that more than 1,000 people, including devotees and pilgrims from across the country who were stranded, have been safely rescued.
According to Global Times, the emergency response was activated for Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, and Chongqing at 3:00 pm (local time) on Saturday, with work teams dispatched to Anhui and Hubei to assist local authorities in flood prevention.