The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Saturday continued to conduct rescue and relief operations in Jakhna village, which was affected after a landslide struck Langa Road near Dehradun on Wednesday, an official said on Saturday.
Speaking at a meeting on Thursday evening, the Chief Minister highlighted the imperative need for robust drainage and cross-drainage systems along roads across the state. He declared that roads lacking adequate drainage solutions would not be approved for construction henceforth.
"There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati river started flowing above the danger mark. Due to this the Pindar river also came in spate," Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Commandant Manikant Mishra on Thursday inspected the rescue and relief operations in Jakhan village which was hit by a landslide yesterday.
A Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the State Disaster Response Force in Uttarakhand was honoured with the Meritorious Service Award on Tuesday, said Uttarakhand Police.
Three labourers have been rescued while a search for four people is underway after a house collapsed in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, according to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
A person was found dead, while four others are feared to be trapped under the debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit a camp in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, said officials.
In an order issued on Monday, the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority said, "Char Dham Yatra stopped temporarily on the 14th and 15th August following disruption in the movement of traffic due to landslides after heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand."
A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in a swift action rescued 20 people trapped in Ambagh area of Rishikesh following heavy waterlogging on Sunday.
"Moderate to heavy rainfall at most places, with very heavy rainfall at a few places, is very likely to continue over the state. Possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in the districts of Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, and Sirmaur," the regiona