Uttarkashi cloudburst: On Wednesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami arrived in Dharali to take a stock of the situation. He has also held multiple meetings with top officials, including those from the Army, NDRF, ITBP, SDRF, Uttarakhand Police and local administration.
Rescue operations continued in Dharali in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Thursday, two days after the village was hit by landslides and mudslides following a cloudburst. So far, officials have retrieved two bodies, while more than 400 people have been rescued.
While the rescue operation continues in Dharali, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning for the Uttarkashi district on Thursday. It has also warned of moderate to heavy rainfall in Uttarkashi from August 8 to 10. Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers,” the weather department said in its forecast.
NDRF plans to deploy more teams The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed multiple teams in Dharali for the rescue operation. On Wednesday, it also said that two more teams were set to be airlifted to Dharali from Dehradun, but couldn’t be moved because of bad weather.Dharali is about 140 km from Dehradun and usually a five-hour drive.
In addition to the NDRF, the Indian Army, ITBP, local administration, Uttarakhand Police, and the SDRF have also deployed their teams.
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