Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Monsoon holds sway in North, flood situation grim in UP

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Heavy showers lashed several parts of Rajasthan with Dabok recording a maximum of 42.1 mm rainfall till this evening. Churu, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Ajmer and Jaipur recorded 11, 8.2, 8, 7.5 and 0.2 mm rainfall respectively, the MeT office said. In Uttarakhand, the pilgrimage to Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Gangotri remained suspended following fresh landslides, triggered by heavy rains, at several places on national highways. Haridwar received 70 mm of rains followed by Dehra Dun 46 mm amd Mussoorie 40 mm. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P K Dhumal told the Vidhan Sabha that 30 people had been killed and crops and property suffered losses to the tune of Rs 334 crore during the current monsoon season in the state.

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