Uttarakhand: Breach in Sonali river dam raises flood threat in Haridwar
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), July 12: Continuous rainfall and a breach in the Sonali River dam have raised a threat of floods in the Laksar town of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district.
The Sonali River dam broke near the village of Kuan Kheda, according to officials. After receiving information about the dam breach, Laksar Police Station in-charge Amarjit Singh and his team rushed to the scene and alerted the public.
"The Sonali river flowing through dozens of villages of Laksar swelled. As a result, the Sonali River dam broke down near Kuan Kheda village. As soon as the dam broke, the water of the river started flowing on the other side," they added.
The Kedarnath Yatra was halted earlier today in Uttarakhand's Sonprayag and Gaurikund due to heavy rainfall.
Due to the ongoing poor weather, the district administration stopped passengers at Sonprayag and Gaurikund for their safety.
Four state roads and ten link roads were closed owing to debris as a result of rain. The Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers are in flood due to heavy rains, according to officials.
On Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange signal for July 12 due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.
"Orange Alert: #Uttarakhand and adjoining areas of Western #UttarPradesh likely to get Heavy to Very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4mm) on 12th July", IMD said.
"A red alert has been issued in four districts. We are in alert mode. The CM also took the review yesterday. Only one unfortunate incident has taken place in which four people died and seven were injured. Rest everything is under control. We are continuously working to ensure the safety of people," Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha added.
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- ANI
