Mussoorie/Haridwar/Pithoragarh, Sept. 6 -- Heavy rainfall was recorded across Uttarakhand up till 8.30am on Saturday, triggering landslides and rising water levels, prompting authorities to step up monitoring and issue alerts to vulnerable settlements. As many as 136 roads were reported closed across the state because of landslides and rockfalls, according to the latest district-wise assessment. The disruptions were reported from both the hill districts and the foothill areas, with Chamoli, Pauri and Pithoragarh among the worst affected. Chamoli reported the highest number of road closures at 25, followed by Pauri with 22 and Pithoragarh with 18. Nainital reported 16 closed roads, while Almora and Tehri recorded 11 each. Dehradun had 10 road closures, followed by Uttarkashi with eight, Rudraprayag with seven, Bageshwar with six and Haridwar with one. The continuing rain also pushed river levels up at several monitoring stations, raising concerns in areas located along riverbanks and downstream of dams and barrages. Heavy rainfall in Haridwar district caused a road leading to the BHEL SIDCUL township to get inundated. According to data from the Central Water Commission (CWC), the State Emergency Operation Centre (USDMA) and district disaster management authorities, several rivers crossed their designated warning levels on Saturday, prompting heightened vigilance in Pithoragarh, Nainital and Haridwar, among other areas. In Pithoragarh, three major rivers, the Dhauliganga, Gauri Ganga and Kali, crossed their respective warning thresholds. The Dhauliganga rose to 1,550.63 metres at 8 am, exceeding its warning level of 1,550.10 metres. The Gauri Ganga at Bangapani reached 987.42 metres at 1 pm, crossing its warning level of 987.25 metres and moving closer to the danger mark of 988.25 metres. The Kali River at Dharchula touched 889.50 metres at 7.30 am and 889.40 metres at 8 am, crossing its warning threshold of 889 metres. Its level was less than half a metre below the danger mark of 890 metres. The Pithoragarh administration sounded an alert in villages and settlements along the Kali river in the Jhulaghat region following information received from officials in Nepal about a possible obstruction on the Chamelia River. Bhupendra Singh Mahar, district disaster management officer, Pithoragarh, said officials had received information from the chief district officers of Baitadi and Dharchula districts of Nepal about the situation. "Though the Kali River is flowing normally ahead of the Chamelia waterfalls, an alert has been sounded near villages along the Kali on the Indian side. The SSB and ITBP have also been requested to remain alert," he said. In Nainital district, the Kosi River crossed its warning threshold after its water level rose to 996.28 metres, exceeding the warning mark of 996 metres....