Amid relentless rainfall, the building of the Dehradun Defence College, located in Maldevta, Uttarakhand, gave way and collapsed on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had previously issued a red alert, forecasting heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning across six districts within the state over the next twenty-four hours. Nestled at the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayas, the Dehradun Defence College is recognized for its preparation of students for the National Defence Academy, defense service examinations, as well as Indian Institute of Technology and technical courses, as mentioned on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meteorological department conveyed that in the upcoming 24 hours, there is a high likelihood of very heavy to extremely heavy rain, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, and intense to extremely intense downpours at isolated locations in the districts of Dehradun, Pauri, Tehri, Nainital, Champawat, and Udham Singh Nagar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simultaneously, in the Pipalkoti area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, the Badrinath National Highway has been rendered impassable due to debris resulting from a landslide caused by intermittent rainfall. This unfortunate event has led to several vehicles being buried under the debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n