The earthquake occurred at a depth of 90 km beneath the Earth’s crust.

The projects that the Prime Minister inaugurated include Dehradun water supply coverage for 23 zones under the AMRUT scheme, an electrical substation in Pithoragarh district, solar power plants in government buildings, and an AstroTurf Hockey Ground at Haldwani Stadium in Nainital, among others.

The Janshakti Janata Dal chief was in the fray against the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Sanjay Kumar Singh from the Lok Janshanti Party (Ram Vilas) and Jan Suraaj’s Indrajeet Pradhan, while his brother Tejashwi Yadav fielded Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Mukesh Kumar Raushan against him.