The Almora-Bhawali highway near Niglat and Kainchi Dham was blocked by debris. The route has opened for vehicles at three o’clock this morning. At the same time, the work is going on to remove the heavy debris inside the Kainchi temple after the heavy rains on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, where snowfall occurred in high-altitude areas of Pithoragarh district, Hansling, Rajarambha, Panchachuli, Naganidhura, Chilakedar, torrential rains caused havoc in Haldwani and Kainchi dham region. According to the people, the cloudburst in the area of Kainchi caused this devastation, while the administration said that the cloud has not burst in the area.
Torrential rains caused heavy destruction in Kainchi and Ramgarh areas
On Wednesday evening, torrential rains caused heavy destruction in Kainchi and Ramgarh areas. Debris entered the temple as the Shipra River rose. The Almora-Bhawali highway near Niglat and Scissor temple was blocked by debris. Which has opened for vehicles at three o’clock this morning.
Vehicles coming from Almora, Pithoragarh, Didihat were sent from Kwarab to Nathuvakhan-Ramgarh via Bhowali. A lot of debris entered the temple. Thankfully no loss of life was reported. Due to heavy rains and hailstorm, huge amount of debris came on the road in Bohrakot-Jamrani area of Ramgarh. This stopped the movement of vehicles. Due to heavy rains debris near Dobat, Dharchula-Tawaghat NH remained closed for two and a half hours.