Dehradun, Aug. 10 -- Uttarakhand Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman on Monday said that the state has been witnessing continuous rainfall since last night, with an orange alert issued for Dehradun, Bageshwar, Nainital and Champawat.

Speaking to ANI at the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority office in IT Park, Dehradun, Suman spoke about the situation arising from rainfall in the hill and plain districts in view of the India Meteorological Department's weather alert and the government's preparedness and arrangements to deal with the situation.

Suman said that more than 100 mm of rainfall has been recorded in some areas of Dehradun and some areas of Pithoragarh.

He said that the weather is expe...