Uttarakhand: Heavy Rains, Landslides Hit Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Dehradun; Highways Shut
ItĄ¯s been raining continuously in many districts of Uttarakhand for the last three days and multiple incidents of landslides were also reported from across the state.Many areas in the hilly state of Uttarakhand remain cut off from the state as many arterial roads were blocked due to the landslide caused due to incessant rain in the state.
Bridge collapsed
A couple of cars washed away after the Rani Pokhari Bridge collapsed on Dehradun Rishikesh Highway. "A part of the bridge over Jakhan river at Rani Pokhari on Dehradun-Rishikesh road has collapsed due to heavy rain and strong current of water. The public is requested to please not use the above route and use other alternative routes," Uttarakhand Police said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
Arterial roads blocked
Among the important roads which got blocked are the Rishikesh-Devprayag, Rishikesh-Tehri and Dehradun-Mussoorie road due to heavy rains and the subsequent landslides at many areas. The Uttarakhand Police has asked people to avoid travelling in those areas until the weather becomes normal.
National Highway 58 has also been closed from Tapovan to Maletha due to heavy rainfall in the area, according to the Tehri-Garhwal district authorities.?A?section of road on Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway, NH-94 near Fakot in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal was damaged on Friday due to incessant rain.
A witness of the incident Mohammad Aarif Khan, an electrical engineer, said to news agency ANI that the road near Bemunda and Soni village caved in following continuous rainfall in Narendra Nagar town of Tehri Garhwal for three days.
Massive traffic snarls
"The vehicles are stuck at both sides of the road. Many places including Bagardhar and Hindolakhal have been closed down. The rain is so heavy that it is very difficult to send machines there as well.?Lonivi, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are working in coordination to open the blocked road," he said.
Also, heavy rains lashed the capital city of Dehradun which flooded the Rispana and Bindal rivers besides causing heavy waterlogging in many areas. A road also caved in and merged into the river in Kheri village of Deheradun.
Dehradun hit too
Incessant rain in Dehradun for the last 48 hours has wreaked havoc because of which the Maldevata-Sahasradhara link road has been submerged in the river for several meters.Dehradun has been facing incessant rainfall since Monday, which has caused the problem of extensive water logging in the region.
