Season’s first snowfall in Uttarakhand in September

Nearly a month ahead of schedule, the higher reaches of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand received snowfall, sending the mercury plummeting in Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts. The hills around Badrinath and Kedarnath temples have received snowfall while lower areas received rainfall forcing the people to take out their woollens.

Reports that incessant rain hit normal life in Kumaon division of the state. Reports of more and more roads getting damaged and blocked continues to pour amid incessant rains lashing the Kumaon region. Apart from the havoc caused by the rain on the infrastructure in the state, people continue to combat the onslaught of water borne diseases including Dengu and Conjunctivitis especially in Hardwar, Dehradun, Udhamsingh Nagar and Nainital. Meanwhile, due to record rainfall the Gang Nehar has been closed. Met department predicts more rain.

Flood situation continued to remain grim in western Uttar Pradesh. Our correspondent reports that incessant rain has claimed five lives including 3 children in Moradabad. While the heavy rain is still lashing various parts of the state, the situation in 14 western districts remained grim due to periodic release of water from the barrages of northern India. The water of Yamuna is touching the base of Taj Mahal in Agra. The low-lying city areas of Mathura have become flooded. The A large number of pilgrims are stranded following landslides in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand today. Three more persons were reportedly washed away in Kumaon division. The Met department has predicted more rain in the next 24 hours in the state.

In neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the rivers Ganga, Ramganga and Yamuna continue to swell due to release of water from different barrages during last 48 hours. The heavy rain also continues to lash a wider area of the state making flood situation worse in the western region.