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The State’s Rural Development minister Ganesh Joshi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh for allocating 33,000 rural homes to Uttarakhand. Joshi had met Singh on August 7 and requested the minister to allocate
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said a disaster-like situation prevails in Uttarakhand due to excessive rains and put the losses suffered by the state so far at over Rs 1,000 crore. "Heavy rains this monsoon have destroyed crops, washed away roads, bridges, houses and cowsheds and also claimed the lives of several people and cattle. A disaster-like situation prevails in the state," he said.
Heavy rains also disrupted normal life in the Kaluwala area of Dehradun last week. Rainwater entered the houses and caused waterlogging on the streets. According to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), information was received from the Disaster Control Room that incessant rainfall had created major waterlogging in the streets and that rainwater had also entered people's homes in Dehradun's Kaluwala area, disrupting daily life.
Heavy rainfall in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand has led to parts of the Karnaprayag-Gwaldam National Highway getting washed away by the spate Pindar River, leaving commuters stranded as the lower parts of the road are being eroded continuously. Efforts are underway to clear debris and reopen the road, but further details are awaited.
STORY: Landslides triggered by torrential rain in India's Himalayas have left dozens dead and more trapped or missing, officials said on Monday .... -Today at 03:31 pm- MarketScreener