Heavy rain lashes Haldwani
Affected families shifted to schools, dharamshalas
Wednesday, 09 August 2023 | PNS | HALDWANI
In latest Uttarakhand news, with heavy rain having lashed Haldwani for hours, members of about 250 affected families have been shifted to schools and other buildings. The mayor Jogendra Pal Singh Rautela visited the rain-hit areas late in the night and spoke to the affected families. The Haldwani city magistrate Richa Singh informed that the rain water had gushed into over 250 houses, adding that the administrative and revenue officers concerned have been directed to reach out to the affected people and distribute relief materials among them. ‘”Some schools and dharamshalas are being used to give shelter to the rain-affected people,” she said and added that the patwaris have been instructed to rush to the affected areas and to start relief and rescue works among them.