Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau
As monsoon season continues to wreak havoc across North India, the India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Delhi-NCR region, including Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad.
Meanwhile, a red alert in active for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for extremely heavy rainfall and flash floods. Both hill states have been warned of more landslides and floods as the weather department predicts more rainfall in September.
Furthermore, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir remain on an orange watch for heavy rainfall today.
Owing to the severe rain alerts across North India, schools, colleges and offices have been instructed to remain shut and offer work from home.
In Chandigarh, all schools have been asked to remain shut on Tuesday. In Jammu and Kashmir, as well, all schools and colleges have been asked to remain closed and take online classes for students if possible.
Meanwhile in Gurugram, waterlogging woes and traffic snarls hit residents due to the heavy rains in Delhi-NCR, resulting in a seven-kilometre-long traffic jam.
As per an advisory from the District Disaster Management Authority, Gurugram, IMD has issued an an orange alert for the city for Tuesday. All schools, colleges and offices have been asked to remain shut.
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Intermittent rains lashed Delhi NCR through Monday, with the IMD warning of more moderate to heavy downpours in the coming days.
In Gurgaon, an orange alert has been issued for heavy rainfall after the city recorded over 100 mm of rain in just four hours from 3 PM to 7 PM.
In Jammu, all government and private schools will remain closed today 2 in view of the weather alerts and incessant rainfall causing landslides in hilly areas.
In Delhi, a flood alert has been issued as the Yamuna river crosses the danger mark amid heavy rainfall. Evacuations near the river are underway.
In Punjab, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will visit the flood-hit districts of the state from September 2 to 4. As per an official statement, the governor will visit the flood-hit areas of Ferozepur and Tarn Taran on September 2, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Pathankot on September 3, and Hoshiarpur and Sri Anandpur Sahib on September 4, the release said.
