<p>A cloudburst hit Devprayag in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, razing two municipal buildings to the ground and damaging several shops.</p>.<p>It also damaged pedestrian bridges, water pipelines and electricity supply lines, an official said.</p>.<p>The cloudburst occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush-containing boulders, SHO of the Devprayag police station Mahipal Singh Rawat said.</p>.<p>Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble brought down by the cloudburst, he added.</p>.<p>A number of shops in the Dashrath Danda Parvat area of Devprayag were also damaged in the cloudburst, the SHO said.</p>.<p>However, there was no loss of life as people were alert and had moved to safe locations like the bus stand and police station premises, he said. </p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner KK Kotiyal said the extent of damage is yet to be assessed.</p>
<p>A cloudburst hit Devprayag in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, razing two municipal buildings to the ground and damaging several shops.</p>.<p>It also damaged pedestrian bridges, water pipelines and electricity supply lines, an official said.</p>.<p>The cloudburst occurred over the Shanta river, causing inundation of areas along its banks with a huge amount of slush-containing boulders, SHO of the Devprayag police station Mahipal Singh Rawat said.</p>.<p>Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble brought down by the cloudburst, he added.</p>.<p>A number of shops in the Dashrath Danda Parvat area of Devprayag were also damaged in the cloudburst, the SHO said.</p>.<p>However, there was no loss of life as people were alert and had moved to safe locations like the bus stand and police station premises, he said. </p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner KK Kotiyal said the extent of damage is yet to be assessed.</p>