# Uttarakhand on high alert as IMD warns of heavy rain 2026-08-05T22:52:37+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed all concerned departments to remain on high alert on Wednesday, in view of continuous rainfall and an India Meteorological Department warning of heavy rain over the following 24 hours. NDTV reported that Dhami, reviewing the situation with disaster management secretary Vinod Kumar Suman, directed the State Disaster Response Force, the National Disaster Response Force, the district administration, police, fire services and the health department to coordinate closely and ensure prompt relief and rescue operations if needed. District magistrates were told to stay on round-the-clock alert and monitor river and stream water levels. The IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Dehradun, Chamoli and Bageshwar districts and a yellow alert for the rest of the state, and schools up to Class 12 were ordered closed in Chamoli and Bageshwar on Thursday. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The alert is precise about place and level: orange for Dehradun, Chamoli and Bageshwar, yellow for the rest of Uttarakhand, with heavy rain, lightning and strong winds likely at isolated places. What the report carries beyond that is instruction rather than outcome, Dhami's directions to the SDRF, the NDRF, the district administration and the health department, and Suman's appeal to residents and tourists to avoid unnecessary travel. Thursday is the day the alert covers, and the day schools up to Class 12 stay shut in Chamoli and Bageshwar. ## Coverage - www.ndtv.com Tags: Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-on-high-alert-amid-heavy-rain-warning-for-next-24-hours/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-on-high-alert-amid-heavy-rain-warning-for-next-24-hours/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.