Floods cause much damage in Uttarakhand: Alarm bells set ringing in Uttar Pradesh :CM Yogi Aditya Nath issues directions to ministers.

Summers this time exceeded limits, rains too appear heading on the same road.

Floods in Chamoli Uttarakhand have caused concern.

Rishiganga and Dhauliganga along with Alaknanda have wrought quite a disaster.

Floods in Chamoli have reportedly left over 200 dead and missing. So many houses have been damaged.

Among the dead were mostly people working at the Tapovan dam. The ongoing excavation work along the course of Alaknanda river has caused much damage

This has caused panic in Badrinath. People in this area have not yet forgotten the cloud burst that had caused havoc earlier. The thought makes them shiver. The situation has left people worried about the safety of the Badrinath temple that had been endangered some time ago.

Excavation along the Alaknanda River near Badrinath triggered flood-like conditions on Monday, submerging the Brahmakapal and nearing the Taptkund, causing panic among devotees. The rising water washed away debris from ongoing construction under the Badrinath master plan, raising concerns about the temple’s safety. Environmentalists and local authorities highlighted the potential dangers of such construction activities.

People in the area say they had bever seen such spate in Alaknanda.

 Alaknanda River was in spate in this area. The furious currents of the river terrified the devotees, eyewitnesses said.

The sudden rise in the water level of the Alaknanda washed away the debris deposited along its banks as a result of the ongoing excavation under the Badrinath masterplan, the priests at the temple said.

The four rocks of Brahmakapal considered sacred were also submerged in the Alaknanda for some time as its water level rose few days ago.

The water of Alaknanda reaching Brahmakapal and Taptkund, just a few metres below the Badrinath temple signals danger for the temple, he said.

For the last three years, bulldozers have been running all over the area under the Badrinath Adhyaatmik Nagar Master Plan program which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, he said.

Excavation is going on on the banks of Alaknanda due to which heaps of debris are accumulated on the river banks, according to Dhyani.

Renowned environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt, who had written a letter to the prime minister two years ago regarding the possible dangers of “thoughtless” construction being done under the master plan at Badrinath Dham, said the Alaknanda is a river fed by glaciers and the activities taking place in the high Himalayas have a direct impact on it.

In 1930, the water level of the Alaknanda had risen by 30 feet near the Badrinath temple. Similarly, in 2014, Alaknanda had taken a violent form in Badrinath, Bhatt said.

Before starting any programme under the construction of the masterplan of Badrinath spiritual town, an assessment of the character of the rivers, geography and weather effects should be analysed in detail, Bhatt said.

Chamoli District Disaster Management Officer Nand Kishore Joshi told PTI that an alert was issued on Monday evening on the rising water level of the river but there is no information of any kind of damage yet.

According to some reports, dozens of vehicles parked in the Sukhi River were washed away after heavy rains. News wire agency PTI said rainwater gushed into homes and left major roads in the pilgrimage town waterlogged.

“As the rainfed Sukhi river is generally dry, people habitually park their cars on the dry riverbed. As the river got flooded all of a sudden, the cars were swept away in the swirling waters ..

Here in Uttar Pradesh, stating that safety of people and property is the top priority during floods, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said effective coordination and swift action are essential for flood relief and rescue operations. Adityanath said this while addressing a flood review meeting here.

The chief minister said the Jal Shakti minister and both the ministers of state should go to the field and inspect the arrangements.