Dehradun, 16 September: Heavy rains have once again wreaked havoc in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. 13 people have died in flood and rain-related incidents between Karligard and Manjhara villages near Sahastradhara, while more than 16 people are still reported missing.
According to the officials, rescue operations are being conducted on a war-footing to search for the missing people. This disaster has caused a lot of damage. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has given instructions to further speed up the relief and rescue work and provide all possible help to the affected.
It was told that about 2-3 houses and some resorts have been buried due to sudden floods and debris in Gadh, which meets Sahastradhara river, between Karligard and Manjhara villages, 3 km ahead of Sahastradhara. There is a possibility of two to three people being trapped under the debris here. Relief and rescue teams are continuously engaged in rescue. In the afternoon, one person died and one got injured when debris fell on a house in Jharipani. Apart from this, the body of a student who was swept away in the water near Mussoorie Diversion near DIT College, Rajpur Road has been recovered.
In Bhagat Singh Colony of Dehradun, one person was also swept away in the strong flow of water. There is news of two persons being swept away near Rajpur Shikhar Falls and one person being swept away in Tapkeshwar. Apart from this, one person has died due to falling of stones from the hill near Jazaret under Tehsil-Kalsi. A house has been swept away due to rising water level of the river in Canal Road Kathbangla. Many houses have been damaged here. The administration has immediately evacuated people from their houses and shifted them to a safe place. Now the water level of the river is decreasing. Apart from this, many people were trapped due to increased flow of rivers and drains, who have been rescued safely.
A tractor went out of control and washed away in the Tons river in Parwal under Prem Nagar area. It is said that about 15 people were riding in the tractor. Here the rescue team has so far recovered five bodies during the search operation.
According to the District Disaster Operation Center, 13 people have died due to heavy rains in Dehradun. Apart from this, three people are injured and 16 people are missing. Apart from this, many government and private assets have also suffered heavy damage. These include 13 bridges, 10 culverts, two houses, 31 walls, two Amrit Sarovar, 12 fields, 12 canals, 21 roads, seven drinking water schemes, eight hoses and 24 Pusta etc. assets in all the development blocks of Dehradun district.
District Magistrate Savin Bansal visited the disaster affected areas of Maldevta, Sahastradhara, Majyada, Karligad etc. of Dehradun city and conducted a field inspection of the current situation and damage.
During this, the District Magistrate met the affected families and assured them of all possible help.
During the inspection, Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh and CDO Abhinav Shah were also present with him.