DEHRADUN, Jul. 18, 2023 (TBINN)
Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today reached the State Disaster Control Room in Dehradun to take stock of the situation in the hill state amid continuous rains and directed officials to remain on alert mode.
Several roads, including national highways, were closed due to land-slides due to incessant rains in Uttarakhand.
Due to incessant rains, water-level of all the rivers in the hill state, including River Ganga and River Yamuna, has increased.
In view of the rise in the water level of Alaknanda River, a tributary of River Ganga, about 3,000 cumecs of additional water was released from the dam of the GVK Hydroelectric Project at Srinagar in Pauri District.
Uttarakhand’s State Emergency Operation Centre has directed the district magistrates of Pauri, Tehri, Haridwar and Dehradun to exercise caution in their respective areas due to the release of water.
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