Nainital worst affected district with 18 deaths
PM Modi assures help; CM Dhami conducts aerial inspection of affected areas.
Wednesday 20th October, 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Heavy rains brought havoc in many parts of Uttarakhand for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. Landslides, house collapse and deluge claimed 23 lives on the day. As per the information given by the state emergency control room, eight people are reported missing while many have suffered injuries. The Kumaon division of the state bore the major brunt of very to very heavy rains as all deaths were reported from the districts of Nainital, Almora, Champwat and Udam Singh Nagar on the day. The rainfall in many places of Kumaon broke all previous records. Scores of roads in different parts of the state are blocked due to landslides and some of the important bridges have suffered damage. The rail connection between Lalkuan and Kathgodam has been severed due to breach of bridge on Gaula River in Haldwani. All the major rivers of the state are flowing above the danger mark and low lying areas in different parts of the state have been inundated with water.
Concerned over the fury of nature Prime Minister Narendra Modi called chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over phone and assured every possible help to the state. CM Dhami visited the disaster affected areas of the state and also conducted an aerial inspection of many areas. He was accompanied by the disaster management minister Dhan Singh Rawat and other senior officers.
Nainital district was the worst affected in the state as 18 people were reported dead in different incidents. In this district five people are reported missing.
In Ramgarh area of Bhawali Tehsil of Nainital cloudburst triggered a landslide due to which a retaining wall fell over some huts of labourers. Nine people died while one was injured in the incident. Five people were reported dead in the Totapani village of Mukteshwar in Nainital district.
The CM Dhami accepted that the rains have caused heavy damage in the state. He said that the state administration is on alert and every possible effort is done to ensure the safety of people.
