Heavy rains lashed parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, damaging roads and houses following an orange alert issued by the weather department predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in at least seven districts of Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Nainital, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh. The India Meteorological Department in Dehradun had also predicted “extremely heavy rainfall with intense shower spells in …
