Warning had been issued before Uttarakhand flood: IMD chief

August 03, 2013 00:22

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued advance warnings predicting extreme weather conditions in Uttarakhand before the flash-floods in June, its chief said here today.

Denying allegation that the department had failed to predict extreme weather conditions in Uttarakhand, Director General of IMD Dr L S Rathore said, "Early warnings had been issued about the approaching heavy rains in the hilly region."

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