A CLOUDBURST hit Devprayag in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, razing two municipal buildings to the ground and damaging several shops. It also damaged pedestrian bridges,waterpipelinesandelectricity supply lines, an official said. The cloudburst occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush containing boulders, SHO of the Devprayag police station Mahipal Singh Rawat said. Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble broughtdownbythecloudburst, he added.

 

A number of shops in the Dashrath Danda Parvat area of Devprayagwerealsodamagedin the cloudburst, the SHO said. However, there was no loss of life as people were alert and had moved to safe locations like the bus stand and police station premises, he said. A day after a cloudburst hit Devprayag in Tehri district, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday visited the affected areas along with his ministerial colleagues for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Accompanied by other ministers, the Chief Minister also met the affected people and assured them of all help.