Uttarakhand: Police urge people to not venture near riverbanks

21 Aug 2023

On Monday, the Uttarakhand Police issued a warning to residents not to approach riverbanks due to the State's ongoing heavy rainfall. Chamoli police took to microblogging site 'X', formerly known as Twitter, to state “Due to the rains in the mountains, the water level of the rivers has increased continuously,...

Uttarakhand: Pindar, Pranmati rivers in spate, houses and agricultural lands in Chamoli impacted

18 Aug 2023

After the state experienced significant rainfall, a senior official reported on Friday that the water level in the Pindar river in the Tharali area of the Chamoli district has also increased. "There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati...

Uttarakhand Rains: Part of Gairsain-Karnprayag National Highway in Chamoli completely washed away

21 Jul 2023

Following intense overnight rains in Chamoli district, a portion of National Highway 109 between Gairsain and Karnprayag has been washed away close to Kalimati. People travelling from Gairsain to Karnprayag and Nainital were stranded on both sides of the road, Chamoli Police said. The road was washed away about 15...

Cracks in Joshimath widened after snowfall

21 Jan 2023

After heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand cracks in buildings have widened in the area of Joshmath which is facing land subsidence, said Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana. Meanwhile, the teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police are on alert in the area. "Due to heavy snowfall in Joshimath,...