The weather department on Friday predicted that widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rain and thunderstorms or lightning is very likely over Uttarakhand from Friday to 2nd August .
Huge rainfall triggered a series of landline in Nainital district on Friday . Because of this rainfall a major portion of the important Nainital-Bhowali Road has been wiping away . And according to an official its Restoration will take at least a week .
Nainital-Bhowali Road is one of the three major connecting roads to the hill station . Due to the heavy rainfall in the past weeks a lot of other roads has blocked with mounds of rubble .
"An entire hillock gave way, taking down a major portion of the Nainital-Bhowali road as it slid. Let's see how long it takes us to restore it, but it should not take any less than a week ."–Dhiraj Garbiyal ,DM of Nainital after carrying out an inspection .
Mr. Garbiyak also said that —The traffic has been diverted for the time being via Haldwani.
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| Roads are blocked by Heavy Rainfall |
Cheenagarh-Amjad-Midar, Bhalyuti, Konta-Kokad, Siltona-Bajudi, Fatehpur-Bail Basani, Bajun-Adhuda, Bhorsa-Pinoro and Kainchi-Hartapa are among the other roads which are blocked or affected by the Rain .
The district of Haldwani has recieved the maximum of 191 mm rain in the past 24 hours .
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