The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been instructed to remain on high alert as a result of the nine days of nonstop rainfall in Uttarakhand’s plain and hilly regions, which has caused an increase in river water levels.
As per SDRF officials, nine days of constant rain in Uttarakhand’s hilly and plain regions caused the rivers’ water levels to rise, subsequently, the SDRF personnel have been instructed to maintain a high degree of alertness. “River Ganga is once again in spate as a result of constant rain that has been falling in the plains and hills of all of Uttarakhand for the past nine days, increasing the risk of flooding in the nearby areas. With the unexpected increase in the water level of river Ganga, there is a danger of flood in the coastal areas of Mayakund, Chandrabhaga, Chandreshwarnagar etc,” said officials.
SDRF Commandant, Manikant Mishra, instructed various SDRF teams to be on high alert amid these circumstances. In view of the possible danger posed by the rising water level of the river Ganga, SDRF officers and jawans have been asked to be on constant alert.
Due to heavy rains in the mountains, the tributaries of Alaknanda and Ganga are in a spate. The Emergency Operation Center has alerted 4 districts on the possibility of the rising water level of the Alaknanda River to avoid any untoward incident, they said.
Officials further said that SDRF Commandant Manikant Mishra himself is closely monitoring the situation by being in constant touch with the SDRF teams and also directing the SDRF control room for a quick exchange of information.
SDRF personnel are fully equipped with rescue equipment at sensitive places to deal with the threat of flood. SDRF jawans are continuously monitoring the coastal areas of Ganga, added officials.
Earlier, Uttarakhand SDRF continuously worked in the Haridwar district for the rescue of people stranded in submerged houses in flooded areas of Haridwar and rescued a pregnant woman and a small girl from Laksar town in Uttarakhand.
In Laksar of Haridwar district, SDRF reached the spot after receiving information about the health of a small girl in a house submerged due to waterlogging and rescued the girl and took her to the hospital.
As per information, SDRF Uttarakhand Police immediately reached the spot on the information of a pregnant woman having labour pain in a house submerged due to waterlogging in Laksar police station, Adarsh Nagar of district Haridwar. The pregnant woman was brought to a safe place by raft with full caution.
A spokesperson for the SDRF claimed that the house was the only one for several kilometers and that the two elderly couples living there were in great distress. The SDRF woke them up, and they were then rescued and transported via rafts to safety. In addition to this, additional trapped individuals were also rescued and transported via rafts to a safe location. In the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand’s Laksar town, the threat of flooding has increased due to persistent rainfall and a breach in the Sonali River dam. The Sonali River dam reportedly broke near the village of Kuan Kheda, according to officials.