Overview

• Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey announced the postponement through Sept. 5 and urged devotees to defer travel and follow advisories.
• The IMD issued a red alert for Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar for Monday, with an orange alert for Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Bageshwar on Sept. 2.
• Officials closed schools in several districts and activated 24x7 SEOC monitoring, with relief camps operating for affected residents.
• NDRF and SDRF teams are watching vulnerable riverbanks and landslide‑prone routes as road‑clearing work continues.
• Nineteen NHPC workers trapped by a landslide at the Dhauliganga Power Project were rescued, and the pause comes during a season topping 42.7 lakh visitors, including over 2.5 lakh at Hemkund.