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Mint
4 hours ago
- Mint
Uttarakhand news: Two labourers killed, 7 missing after landslide hits under-construction hotel in Uttarkashi
At least two workers were killed in Uttarakhand on Sunday due to a landslide at their campsite at an under-construction hotel, triggered by a cloudburst. According to officials, 7 other workers are missing from their campsite along the Yamunotri National Highway. The landslide occurred at Silai Bend about 4 km ahead of Paligad, Uttarkashi. The labourers were engaged in the construction of a hotel. District Magistrate Prashant Arya said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF, and police personnel are jointly conducting search and rescue operations at the site on a war footing. Sub-Inspector Vikram Singh said the bodies of two labourers were recovered from the banks of the Yamuna River near Tiladi Shaheed Smarak, about 18 km from the place where the landslide occurred. The highway is blocked by landslide debris at Silai Bend and Gujri Bend. DM Arya said 29 labourers were at the campsite when the landslide occurred, washing away around 10 metres of the highway. 20 of them were evacuated to safety while nine went missing. He said that a new landslide zone has developed close to the hotel site. Soon after, the bodies of two of the 9 missing men were found, the DM said. The deceased were identified as Dujelal (55) from Pilibhit and Keval Visht (43) from Nepal. The labourers were from Nepal, Dehradun and Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit. Roshan Chaudhry (37) Anveer Dhami (40) Kallu Ram Chaudhry (60) Sar Katel Dhami (32) Jaichand (38) Chhotu (22) Priyansh (20) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami prayed for the safety of the missing labourers. 'Search and rescue operations are underway at the site. I am constantly in touch with the officials concerned,' he said. The MeT department has issued a red alert for heavy rains on June 29 and 30 in various districts of Uttarakhand, including Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar, Nainital, Champawat, and Udham Singh Nagar. This has prompted authorities to put the Chardham Yatra on hold for a day for the safety of pilgrims. Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said the Chardham Yatra has been postponed for a day as a precautionary step due to continuous heavy rainfall in the state and the possibility of landslides. Chardham pilgrims have been advised to stay wherever they are and resume their journey only after the weather becomes normal.
NDTV
7 hours ago
- Climate
- NDTV
2 Die After Cloudburst In Uttarakhand As Monsoon Covers Entire Country
New Delhi: A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week earlier than usual, bringing rain in the national capital and other northern states, triggering landslides in several hilly areas and sending rivers into spate. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall on June 29 and 30 in various districts of Uttarakhand, including Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar and Nainital. Authorities have put the Chardham yatra on hold for a day for the safety of pilgrims. The Shimla Meteorological Centre has also issued a red alert for very heavy downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, where the death toll from rain-related incidents climbed to 20 since the onset of monsoon in the state on June 20. In Uttarakhand, a landslide triggered by a cloudburst destroyed the shelters of workers engaged in the construction of a hotel along the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district, officials said. There were 29 labourers at the campsite when the landslide occurred washing away around 10 metres of the highway. Twenty of them were evacuated to safety while nine went missing, the district emergency operation centre said. Bodies of two missing labourers were recovered from the banks of the Yamuna River near Tiladi Shaheed Smarak, about 18 km from the place where the landslide occurred, police said. The labourers are said to be of Nepalese origin. NDRF, SDRF and police personnel are carrying out search and rescue operations at the site, District Magistrate Prashant Arya said. The highway was blocked by landslide debris, he said, adding pilgrims returning from Yamunotri have been asked to stay at safe locations due to the blocked highway, he said. The Chardham Yatra has been postponed for a day as a precautionary step and a decision on further travel will be taken after reviewing the weather conditions along the routes on Monday, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said. In Himachal Pradesh, three more deaths were reported in rain-related incidents since Saturday. One person each drowned in Una and Bilaspur districts while a person died after falling from a height in the Shimla district, according to the state emergency operation centre. Services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line -- a UNESCO world heritage -- were suspended on Sunday after boulders and trees fell on the tracks following overnight rains in Solan district. A bridge in Solan's Barotiwala industrial area was also washed away. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two to three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Bald River in the Baddi area of the district is swelling and there are reports of water up to four feet entering over 20 houses in Shivalik Nagar in Jhadmajri. The water level in Mandi's Juni Khad and Beas River has increased and the local administration has appealed to people not to go to the river bank and stay alert. All five spillway gates of Pandoh Dam were opened on Sunday morning, resulting in an increase in water level in Beas River. The local met office cautioned of moderate to high flash flood risk in parts of 10 districts -- Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una -- till Monday. According to IMD data, this is the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020, when it did so by June 26. The monsoon arrived in Delhi two days after the normal date of June 27, the IMD said. "The monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and the entire Delhi today, June 29, 2025," the IMD said in a statement. According to the Met department, Chandigarh received 119.5 mm of rain in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday. Among other places in Punjab, rains lashed Ferozepur, Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot and Rupnagar. The IMD said that heavy to very heavy rain is likely to continue in many parts of northwest, central, east and northeast India over the next seven days. The IMD on Sunday issued a 'red' alert, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Jharkhand till July 1, an official said. Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, which has been experiencing light to moderate rainfall since Sunday morning, is likely to receive heavy rainfall till the morning of July 2, the IMD official added. At least 162 students, trapped in an inundated private residential school in the state's East Singhbhum district after heavy rain, were rescued by the police on Sunday, a senior officer said. The students were stranded in the school located at Pandarsoli on the Haldipokhar-Kowali Road in Kowali police station area since Saturday night after the premises got flooded due to heavy rain. "We received information that 162 students of Lav Kush Residential School were trapped as the school premises were inundated due to heavy rain. As the school building was submerged, the teachers shifted all the students to the rooftop, where they spent the night. "On being informed around 5.30 am today, police officers and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and rescued the students one by one with the help of villagers," Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rishabha Garg told PTI. Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday asked the officials of the disaster management department and district administrations to remain alert. Jharkhand has recorded 80 per cent surplus rainfall from June 1 to June 28. In Odisha, several rivers including Budhabalang, Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Sono are witnessing rising water levels and may cause flooding by Monday, an official warned. The state government has placed the Balasore district administration on high alert. Meanwhile, the railway link to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and southern Assam was partially restored on Sunday, six days after it was snapped due to landslides in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), officials said. Limited train operations are being allowed for the time being, with normalisation of movement expected by Monday, they said. "The first goods train and first passenger train (Kanchenjunga Express) crossed the landslide-affected location at Jatinga Lampur after restoration," an NFR spokesperson said. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that besides rail connectivity, partial road communication through landslide-hit Dima Hasao district, mainly to Barak Valley in the southern part of the state, will be restored by Sunday. The rain-bearing system usually makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15. This year, the monsoon reached Kerala on May 24, its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23. Authorities opened 13 shutters of the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala on Sunday, releasing water into the Periyar River as the water level neared full capacity. The water level rose due to the heavy rainfall in the dam's catchment areas over the past few days. Earlier, authorities had placed several villages on high alert. More than 20 relief camps have been set up, and local police and revenue officials have been instructed to assist with any necessary relocations. The monsoon is crucial for India's agriculture sector, which supports the livelihood of around 42 per cent of the population and contributes 18.2 per cent to the GDP. It also plays a key role in replenishing reservoirs essential for drinking water and power generation.
India Today
13 hours ago
- Climate
- India Today
Monsoon arrives early in India as Delhi sees light rains, floods in Uttarakhand
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday announced the arrival of the Monsoon over the entire country, including Delhi, nine days ahead of schedule. According to the IMD, the monsoon has now covered the remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and all of Delhi as of June 29, beating its usual timeline of July early onset brought light to moderate rain across Delhi-NCR on Saturday and Sunday, with showers and gusty winds reported in Rohini, Pitampura, Karawal Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Dwarka, IGI Airport and several other parts of the areas in Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, including Noida, also saw scattered rain and thunderstorms, with wind speeds reaching up to 50 km/h in some places. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, the Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for the next 24 hours following a red alert for heavy Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey confirmed that pilgrims heading to Badrinath and Kedarnath are being stopped at Srinagar or Rudraprayag, while those bound for Yamunotri and Gangotri are being halted at Vikasnagar and Barkot. Pilgrims already at the shrines are being brought back under strict safety IMD has issued a red alert for today and tomorrow for Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Champawat, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar, warning of extremely heavy rainfall. An orange alert has also been declared across Uttarakhand for July 1 and 2, with the weather office cautioning that people living in sensitive or low-lying areas face risks of waterlogging and Uttarkashi, a cloudburst near Silai Band in Barkot triggered a landslide at a hotel construction site early Saturday morning. According to District Magistrate Prashant Arya, nine labourers are missing after debris hit their operations by the State Disaster Response Force, National Disaster Response Force, police and local administration are underway despite continuous rain. Landslides have also blocked stretches of the Yamunotri and Gangotri Pradesh is also on alert, with the weather department's Hydromet Division warning of moderate to high flash flood risk in parts of Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una districts over the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall could trigger surface runoff and flooding in low-lying rising river levels, authorities in Mandi opened all five gates of the Pandoh Dam to release 36,000 cusecs of water following flushing at the Larji Dam upstream. Locals and tourists have been strictly advised to stay away from the Beas river banks due to the sudden North India braces for continued showers, local administrations in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal and Uttarakhand have urged residents to stay alert and avoid flood-prone or landslide-prone areas. The weather department has predicted more rain across the region in the next 24 hours.- EndsTrending Reel
India Gazette
15 hours ago
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand: 9 workers missing from under-construction hotel after cloudburst hits Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): As many as nine workers staying at an under-construction hotel site went missing after a cloudburst severely damaged the construction site at Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Speaking to ANI, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya said, 'Due to a cloud burst in Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg of Uttarkashi district, a hotel under construction has suffered heavy damage. Eighty-nine workers staying at this under-construction hotel site are missing.' He also informed that the Yamunotri Marg had also been affected by the heavy rainfall and debris. The Uttarkashi administration, along with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the police, immediately launched a rescue and search operation. Rescue teams rushed to the spot and began efforts to trace the missing workers. Vinod Kumar Suman, Secretary of Disaster Management for Uttarakhand, also confirmed the incident and said the government was closely monitoring the situation. Suman added that necessary instructions had been passed to ensure the safety of pilgrims and residents in the region. Meanwhile, the Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for 24 hours amid a heavy rain alert. Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey told ANI that the pilgrimage has been temporarily halted as a precaution. 'I have given instructions to the police and administration officials to stop the pilgrims in Haridwar, Rishikesh, Srinagar, Rudraprayag, Sonprayag and Vikasnagar,' Pandey told. The suspension follows the cloudburst at Silai Band and the ongoing heavy rainfall, disrupting travel. Continuous rainfall on Saturday caused severe disruptions across Uttarakhand, including blockage of the National Highway near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. In a post on the social media platform X, Chamoli Police Uttarakhand stated, 'The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road.' The National Highway near Nandprayag is a critical route for pilgrims travelling to Kedarnath, making the clearance of the road a priority. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has appealed to the public to remain cautious and avoid unnecessary travel on Saturday, due to the forecasted heavy rainfall in the state's hilly and some plain areas over the next 24 hours. (ANI)
NDTV
15 hours ago
- NDTV
9 Missing After Uttarakhand Cloudburst, Char Dham Yatra Suspended
Dehradun: At least nine labourers are missing after a cloudburst triggered a landslide in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday. The cloudburst washed away a labourers' campsite, where 19 workers were staying, near an under-construction hotel in the Silai area along the Yamunotri National Highway, officials said. While 10 workers were rescued, nine went missing. उक्त स्थान पर यमुनोत्री हाइवे का 10-12 मीटर हिस्सा वास आउट हो गया है, मार्ग को सुचारु करने का कार्य जारी है, मार्ग सुचारु होने मे समय लग सकता है। सुरक्षा के दृष्टिगत पुलिस द्वारा तीर्थंयात्रियों को सुरक्षित स्थानों पर रोका गया है। #RoadUpdate #rescue — Uttarkashi Police Uttarakhand (@UttarkashiPol) June 29, 2025 A senior official said they received information about the incident around 3 am. "There is an under-construction hotel near Silai. Adjacent to it, a new landslide zone has developed where no such incident had occurred before -- it was considered a safe area," Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya said in a video statement. "The rubble cascaded down near the hotel and hit the labourers' campsite," he said. Multiple teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), its state counterpart, SDRF, and the police are involved in the rescue operations, Mr Arya said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he is constantly in touch with the officials and prayed for everyone's safety. Char Dham Yatra Suspended Mr Arya also said the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand has been postponed for a day in light of heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Uttarakhand for Sunday and Monday, warning of extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning at several isolated locations. He also directed officials to curb the overcharging of food items. The Char Dham Yatra, one of the most sacred pilgrimages in India, attracts lakhs of devotees every year. The journey follows a clockwise route through Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. Every year after Diwali, the doors of the Char Dhams are closed for devotees and reopen in April-May the following year. During the six-month-long pilgrimage, lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad visit the Char Dhams.
