Dehradun, Sept. 4 -- Uttarakhand has recorded nearly three times the normal rainfall in the last one week, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), with IMD officials claiming this is primarily due to interaction between the active monsoon trough and active western disturbances. Between August 27 and September 3, the state received an average of 187.6mm rainfall against the normal of 64.7mm. Several districts reported significant departures from the seasonal norm in this period. Bageshwar topped the list with 686% excess rainfall, recording 274.3mm against a normal of just 34.9mm. Champawat (357%), Almora (327%), and Chamoli (337%) also saw exceptionally high deviations. Udham Singh Nagar reported 327 mm, nearly 440% above normal. Dehradun received 226.8 mm of rain, almost three times its normal of 78.7 mm, while Haridwar saw close to double its average. Even hill districts such as Nainital, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi recorded rainfall between 120% and 190% above the norm. The state reported 243% excess rainfall in just the first three days of September, with 100.3 mm rainfall between September 1 and 3 against the normal of 29.2 mm. Udham Singh Nagar reported the sharpest surge with 705% excess rainfall, followed by Champawat (608%), Almora (603%), and Bageshwar (586%). Dehradun too recorded nearly four times its normal, while Nainital, Tehri Garhwal, and Haridwar reported between 150% and 300% above the seasonal norm. Last month , the state report 574 mm rain, an excess of 49 %, with Bageshwar reporting 312 % excess rain, Chamoli 111 % excess rain, Haridwar 133 %, Uttarkashi 49%, Dehradun 47 %, Almora 63 % and , Tehri 83 % Rohit Thapliyal, scientist at IMD Dehradun Centre said, "The heavy spells of rainfall in Uttarakhand are a result of the interaction between the active monsoon trough and an active western disturbance. And also when monsoon troughs move northward, there is more rainfall." Overall, the state has recorded 25% above-normal rainfall this monsoon season since June 1, according to IMD. From June 1 to September 3, the state received 1,265.5 mm of rain against a normal of 1,009.5mm. Several districts have witnessed large deviations. Bageshwar reported the highest excess at 249%, recording 2,370.2 mm rainfall against the normal 679.2mm. Anoop Nautiyal, founder of Dehradun-based environmental action and advocacy group, Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation said that the repeated disruptions due to heavy rainfall, landslides, and disasters have severely impacted the Char Dham Yatra. "The first four months of the Char Dham Yatra witnessed 55 'Zero-Pilgrim days' and 89 days where the footfall remained between one to 1,000 pilgrims across different shrines. Zero-Pilgrim days are those days where not a single pilgrim could reach the Char Dhams."...