Uttarakhand: Cloud exploded in Uttarkashi, eight to nine laborers living near stitchband missing

Eight to nine laborers went missing after a cloudburst near the sewing band between Paligad and Ojri Daburkot in the Barkot area on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district amidst continuous rains. The officers provided this information.

Officials said that The rescue operation is on to search for the missing people after a cloudburst near the Paligad-Silai band of Barkot tehsil at around 2:12 pm last night.

As soon as the information of the incident was received, the police-administration, SDRF team reached the spot and started searching for the missing people. Women are also said to be among the missing laborers. At the same time, the number of missing laborers is also likely to increase.

Barkot police station in -charge Deepak Kathhet said that some laborers engaged in road construction were living there with tents and they were swept away when the cloudbursts came out when they came to a loud inundation.

He said that there are reports of the disappearance of eight to nine people, whose campaign has been started to investigate. All these laborers are said to be of Nepali origin. In addition to the sewing band since the cloudburst, the Yamunotri highway is also closed in two to three other places, which is trying to open the National Highway team. At the same time, road connectivity near Ojri has been broken. According to information received from the District Disaster Control Office, the water level of the Yamuna river has also increased due to continuous rains, while in Sainachatti, Kupra Kunshla Trikili Motor Bridge has come under threat.

It has been said in the information that in Kuthanore, due to excess rainfall and cloudburst, there is a report of damage to the agricultural land of local villagers and debris has been filled in the fields. However, there is no loss of loss of life or animal in Kuthanore at present.