Cloud bursts and heavy rains in Uttarakhand have created havoc.

The unfortunate incidents of cloud bursts in various parts of Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts and the incessant pouring of heavy rains have created havoc in the hill state with Yatra Road blocked at various points due to heavy lanslides and subsequent casualties.

During the monsoon reason in particular, every year, the high stream areas near Kedarnath in Chamoli district and Pithoragarh incidents of cloud bursts and heavy landslides not only result in creating bottlenecks for the local villagers but to the pilgrims as well as most of the roads are blocked with heavy landslides and subsequent deaths including heavy loss to proerties and animals.

During the last two months several fatalities have occured due to the incidents of cloud bursts. The schools have been closed and in some areas the isolated villages which have been entirely cut from the rest of the world are complelled to face hardships pertaining to lack of food, medical facilities and other requirements. In Chamoli district wome and school going children are constrained to cross the river through ropes or on a single tree trunk temperorily made as the makeshift bridge without any support or pillar that claimed the life of a local resident. However this tree trunk was later on withdrwan by the SDM and the people were asked to walk 15 kilometer distance on foot to reach on the other side of the river. So disgusting.

The picture below is of the inhabitants of the last village of Chamoli district under Deval block which has suffered extensive damage de to heavy and excessive rains.

The name of this affected village is VANI and the block is Deval under the Chamoli district. Due to the extensive damage in this block by way of the complete damage of the local bridge and the road that got swept away in the flood caused by the torrential rains has resulted in the isolation of the village inhabitants confronted with shortage of ration, vegetables and the requisite medical facilities.

In the picture one can see how the dedicated villagers of the isolated Vani Gaon at the border area are themselves trying their best to clear the way of the huge debris of the swept away heavily damaged road leading to their village putting their own lives to risk.

Meanwhile, according to the meteorolgical department alert has been issued in Uttarakhand for the heavy rain during the incoming three days.

Just a few days ago Dehradun also witnessed a heavy and torrential rains resulting in heavy loss to property.

Similarly, on last Thursday in the Neeti valley near the Indo China Border in Chamoli district in Jhelum village heavy damage was done to houses and property.

As a result majority of the monsoon rivulets are badly flooded and are on high tide. Due to the heavy landslides and the subsequent over accumulation of silt in a local rivulet/ drain known as Tamak Naala about half a dozen of villages have lost connection with the district headquarter.

About six persons that included two children and 4 labourers lost their lives after having been buried under the huge mud silt. The local people and the disater management authorities have retrieved the corpse of the one and a half year old child and his mother while other dead bodies are being retrieved.

The Joshimath Malaari Highway connecting the Indo China border areas was also blocked as a result of the heavy lanslides. This resulted in the blockade of movement of the villagers of Neeti village near Badrinath temple and the BSP ITBP troopers as well guarding our border at minus degree temperature.

It may be recalled that due to the heavy and excessive rains and incidents of cloud bursts in the Jhelum Rivulets’ front upper portion in the Neeti Valley, heavy boulders and lanslide blocked the Mallari highway creating complete bottlenecks for the border villagers and the BSF and ITBP troopers guarding the sensitive Indo China border.