Rudraprayag-Badrinath route blocked due to landslide, restoration work begins
Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand has caused a landslide on the Rudraprayag-Badrinath route, blocking passage and prompting restoration efforts. Travelers, including Dilpreet, have been stranded for hours, awaiting debris clearance by cranes. No casualties have been reported, and the SDRF is assessing the situation. The IMD has warned of more heavy rain, impacting travel routes like the Kedarnath Dham Yatra.
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 10 (ANI): Heavy rainfall has triggered a landslide on the Rudraprayag-Badrinath route and restoration work is underway.
Dilpreet, a passenger travelling to Rishikesh, said that he had been stuck on the route for the last four hours. "We were going to Rishikesh when the landslide happened...we have been stuck here since the last four hours... stones and debris has fallen here... the cranes have come to clear the route..." Dilpreet told ANI.
On July 8, a cloudburst occurred near the Mukh village close to Nandprayag Ghat in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said.
No loss of life has been reported so far and an SDRF team has been sent to the location to assess the situation.
On Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for the next four days.
Earlier, the Kedarnath Dham Yatra in Rudraprayag district was temporarily halted after a landslide damaged the pedestrian track near Chhodi Gadhere, about one kilometre ahead of Gaurikund. (ANI)