On Sunday, rains lashed various parts of Uttarakhand, causing landslides that shut down a number of roads and sending the Ganga over the danger line in Devprayag and the alert level in Haridwar as a result of the huge discharge of water from the Alaknanda river dam.
Sangam Ghat, Ramkund, Dhaneshwar Ghat, and Fuladi Ghat filled with water as the Ganga reached a speed of 463.20 metres. The water level of the Ganga significantly rose after 2,000–3,000 cusecs of water were released from the GVK hydropower project's dam built on the Alaknanda river.
The Ganga's water level in the Muni ki Reti neighbourhood of Tehri near Rishikesh rose as well, reaching 339.60 metres, or 0.10 metres above the 339.50-metre alert level.According to officials, the Ganga reached 293.15 metres in Haridwar on Sunday night, above the 293-metre warning level, and a warning has been issued for low-lying areas as a result.
In the meantime, "heavy to very heavy" rainfall is expected over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh during the course of the following five days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). All 13 districts of Uttarakhand received an "orange" signal from the Dehradun Meteorological Centre on Monday, warning of heavy rain.
Due to the recent nonstop rain, a flood-like condition is present in 71 villages in the Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur, and Haridwar tehsils.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), army, and state police are all contributing to the rescue and relief efforts. At Niti Ghati in Joshimath's Chamoli district, debris and extra water flowing into the Girthi Ganga river caused damage to the abutment of a bridge that spans the Joshimath-Malari route.
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