Heavy rain alert for Uttarakhand

The weather department 31 July issued a heavy rain alert for both Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand over the next 72 hours.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places especially in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Chamoli, Nainital, US Nagar and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand during the period, MeT office director Bikram Singh said.

The sky remained overcast in Dehradun amid intermittent drizzling with the maximum temperature hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.