Monsoon Fury: IMD predicts heavy rain in Uttarakhand for next 2 days; Red alert in THESE places

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ANI, “There is a possibility of more rainfall in Uttarakhand on 16-17 July. For today, a red alert has been issued in Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar districts. There will be a slight reduction in rainfall on July 18," said Vikram Singh, Director, Meteorological Department, Dehradun.

Earlier on Saturday, the Yamunotri Highway number 123 was blocked on Saturday due to falling debris near Chami village in Pauri Tehsil of Garhwal District in Uttarakhand as the monsoon fury continued over the northwestern Himalayan region, officials said. Devendra Patwal, the District Disaster Management Officer of Uttarkashi, reported that the Yamunotri Highway 123 has been obstructed due to a substantial accumulation of debris in the vicinity of Chami. “The flood rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force continues in the flood-affected areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Delhi, where torrential rainfall and the release of water from barrages have resulted in unprecedented floods", an official statement said on late Friday evening.

A total of 58 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been dispatched to states affected by floods to aid in rescue and relief operations, working in collaboration with the respective state administrations. Specifically, there are 16 NDRF teams in Delhi, 11 in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand each, and 10 teams in Punjab and Haryana. Thus far, the NDRF teams have successfully rescued 1423 individuals from challenging areas and relocated 4404 others to safer locations in Delhi.