Uttarakhand: 2 dead, 3 injured after vehicle hit by falling stone in Rudraprayag

Two people lost their lives while three others were injured after a heavy stone falling from above in Munkatiya landslide zone in Uttarakhands Rudraprayag district hit a vehicle on Monday morning said officialsThe tragic incident that occurred in the Munkatiya landslide zone area between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on the route to Kedarnath DhamAccording to a release from the SDRF soon after receiving the information of the incident the officials of State Disaster Response Force SDRF reached the spot and engaged in a rescue and relief operations with the help of local citizensSDRF officials evacuated the injured safely and admitted them to Sonprayag hospitalThis incident shows the seriousness of the continuous landslides in the hilly areas The SDRF team is engaged in relief and rescue operations promptly in every difficult situation the release saidOn Sunday Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami informed that some districts in the region are currently under a red and orange alert issued by the Meteorological Department and the next 2448 hours will be crucialSome of our districts are in red alert and some districts are in orange alert The next 2448 hours are crucial and we all have to keep a close watch Our entire district administration NDRF SDRF all departments are on alert We are also monitoring the Nanak Sagar Dam It is flowing 5 feet below the danger level CM Dhami said on SundaySpeaking about relief camps Uttarakhand CM said We are providing immediate assistance to those whose houses have been affected by the disaster and are relocating them to safe places Camps have also been set up Our goal is to ensure that all basic needs are met in the relief camps Efforts to open the blocked roads are underwayAdditionally the CM has directed districtlevel officers to remain on roundtheclock alert in view of the red and orange warnings issued by the Meteorological Department for most districts over the next few daysChairing a meeting with senior officials CM Dhami said that the state continues to face challenges due to excessive rainfall and the coming few days are going to be more difficultHe directed all the officers to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of ordinary citizens Special vigilance should be exercised on the routes due to the risk of landslides and all precautionary measures should be taken in anticipation of waterlogging in the plainsHe directed Secretary of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman to monitor every situation from the State Emergency Operations CentreThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever