Life affected due to snowfall in high altitude areas. Awakening
Jagran correspondent, Bageshwar. The weather in the district has deteriorated since Friday morning. There is snowfall in Himalayan villages and rain in low lying areas. Due to which a huge increase in cold was recorded. After noon, snowfall started in Khati, Vinayak, Dhur, Vacham, Badiyakot, Jhuni, Khaljhuni, Samandar, Jatoli and other high altitude areas situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, due to which an intense cold wave has spread in the entire area.
Normal life has been badly affected due to sudden rain and snowfall. From urban areas to rural areas, power supply was disrupted several times a day, due to which electrical equipment came to a standstill. In the high altitude Himalayan villages, drinking water taps have started freezing, due to which people are facing a lot of problems. The impact of the weather is clearly visible on the cattle herders also. There is a fodder crisis due to the dry fodder stored for animals getting wet in the snow. Amidst the increasing cold, people are somehow protecting themselves from the cold by lighting bonfires.
According to the Meteorological Department, the weather in the high altitude areas is likely to remain like this for the next few hours. Due to snowfall and cold winds, the cold in the area has increased further, due to which life is being affected. Here, District Disaster Officer Shikha Suyal said that there is a strong possibility of thunderstorms along with lightning and strong winds (40-50 km per hour). People have been asked to remain alert. The district administration has also alerted the officials.
District roads affected due to snowfall and rain, many roads closed
Due to continuous rain in the district and snowfall in high altitude areas, life has been affected. The National Highway Authority opened the road at 1 am on the information that many vehicles got stuck due to snowfall in Kamadedevi Hudamdhar area. The road has been closed due to heavy snowfall on Girechina road. Loader machine has been sent from the district headquarters to open the road and the work of relief and clearing the road is going on war footing.
According to the information received from the Disaster Management Department, 15 mm rainfall was recorded in Bageshwar, 15 mm in Garuda and 90 mm in Kapkot. Many rural roads closed, expected to open by afternoon. Under PMGSY, Badiyakot-Kuwari, Badiyakot-Borbadla, Badiyakot-Vacham, Vacham-Khati and Leeti-Gogina roads are closed, which are targeted to be opened by 3 pm.
Shama-Gogina road is closed in Kapkot area, where the work of opening the road is in progress. Traffic is likely to be restored soon. National Highway 309A is open for traffic, while NH-109K under BRO is closed at 64 km, which efforts are being made to open. Most of the roads in other departments are open for traffic. BSNL services have been temporarily disrupted due to bad weather. Due to which the villages covered with snow are not able to be contacted.
District Disaster Management Officer Shikha Suyal said that the control room landline numbers 05963-220196 and 220197 are not working. JTO of BSNL has been informed in this regard. For any disaster related information, the District Emergency Operation Center can be contacted on numbers 9634912152, 8859223535, 7536827373.
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