Dehradun, July 8 -- With the monsoon now active in full force, the India Meteorological Department has issued a statewide alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall across Uttarakhand in the coming days. The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre in Dehradun has specifically cautioned about widespread rains tomorrow, especially in the districts of Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected at most locations. The remaining districts of Garhwal division are also likely to receive significant rainfall at many places.
In the Kumaon division, a similar alert has been sounded for most parts of Nainital, Champawat, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar districts, while rain is expected in several areas of Almora and Udham Singh Nagar a...