Torrential rains in Uttarakhand killed one person and injured 16 others in the Kedarnath area on Thursday, July 11. According to news reports, the water level of the Ganges rose to a dangerous mark of 338.5 meters in Rishikesh on Wednesday. The danger limit in Rishikesh is 340 meters.
Uttarakhand has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the last few days, which has led to the swelling of river water in the Ganges. And weather forecasts indicate more rains in upcoming days
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The Weather Channel predicts the possibility of heavy rains in Uttarakhand, caused by an upper-level trough and a surface low-pressure area affecting northern India. Along with this, a cyclonic circulation over Punjab is also causing heavy rainfall in the region.
While the Indian Met Department has forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers for the state, there may be heavy rainfall at isolated places especially in Nainital, U.S. Nagar, Pauri, Dehradun, and Haridwar districts on July 12 and 13, 2019. Over the subsequent two days (July 14 and 15), rainfall could intensify (up to ‘very heavy’ rains) at Nainital, Champawat, U.S. Nagar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri, Dehradun and Haridwar districts.
Uttarakhand has experienced many events of flooding and heavy rains over the past years, with the 2013 floods being the most severe of them all.
