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New Delhi: Owing to the heavy rain alert, the Uttarakhand government on Sunday suspended the Char Dham Yatra for the next 24 hours. The government has issued instructions to stop the pilgrims in Haridwar amid India Meteorological Department's (IMD) orange alert for heavy rains.
'Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for the next 24 hours in view of the heavy rain alert. Instructions have been given to the police and administration officials to stop the pilgrims in Haridwar,' ANI quoted Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey as saying. It is important to note that those pilgrims who have arrived in Rishikesh will not be allowed to go anywhere while others on the route are being escorted to safe locations until weather conditions improve.
Vinay Shankar Pandey further informed that a red alert for heavy rainfall has been issued by the IMD for some districts of Uttarakhand.
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In its latest weather report, the Meteorological department forecasted isolated heavy rains in Uttarakhand until June 4. 'Extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm/24 hours) likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand on 30th June,' states weather bulletin dated June 28. Cloudburst in Uttarakhand:
To recall, eight to nine workers went missing at an under-construction hotel site in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after a cloudburst. According to an ANI report quoting Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya, the cloudburst has caused damage to the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's Statement:
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in a post on X said, 'In the tragic incident of a landslide in the Silai Band area of Barkot Tehsil, Uttarkashi district, it has been reported that some workers are missing.'
Giving information about ongoing search and rescue efforts, he stated, 'Teams including SDRF, NDRF, and others have reached the site and are engaged in intensive relief and rescue operations. I am in constant contact with the concerned authorities regarding this matter. I pray to God for everyone's safety.'
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