The landslide took place in the Totaghati area of Tehri Garhwal district. In the wake of severe damage in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts, the state government has provided immediate assistance of over ₹11 crore to flood-hit people the area, said Uttarakhand cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj on Saturday.

He also said that the extensive damage caused to human life and property in the state due to the excessive rains are being assesed. He also said that roads and bridges in hte state suffered huge damages due to rainfall.

“The extent of damage to roads and bridges across the state is being assessed and the process of rebuilding them would start after the monsoon,” Satpal Maharaj added.

Maharaj said 406 roads in Uttarakhand are blocked due to landslides, 100 have been reopened while most of the national highways are open. The latest incident is of the closure of Rishikesh-Badrinath National-Highway 58. 

Several districts facing the wrath of monsoon in Uttarakhand

Swollen rivers, landslides, and severe flooding has caused havoc in Chamoli, Haridwar, Rishikesh and other districts of the state. As per the Union Home Ministry data, seven districts in Uttarkhand were hit by the monsoon floods and landslides.

On Friday, the water level in the Pindar River in Chamoli district’s Tharali area surged after heavy rainfall in the state.

“There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati River started flowing above the danger mark. Due to this the Pindar river also came in spate,” Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana told ANI on Saturday.

Surge in the water level of the river also created panic among local residents. Heavy downpour also affected lives of people in the Kaluwala area of  Dehradun on Friday. 

Updated: 19 Aug 2023, 04:50 PM IST