Monsoon fury in Uttarakhand: Gangotri, Yamunotri NH blocked due to landslides; traffic disrupted
Uttarakhand rains: Due to relentless and torrential rainfall and showers, Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked due to the falling and piling up of debris from landslides in the region.
Sharing details of the situation, Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer said the Gangotri and Yamunotri National Highway was closed to traffic on Friday morning due to the landslides and falling debris at several locations in the district.
"Traffic on the Gangotri Highway was closed due to debris falling at Dharasu, while traffic on the Yamunotri Highway came to a standstill due to landslides at several places, including Dabarkot," said the official.
Scores of commuters, including tourists as well as locals are stranded for hours enroute Gangotri and Yamunotri.
Commuter’s chaos also witnessed as traffic was stalled and disrupted.
Traffic on the Yamunotri National Highway suspended due to the continuous falling of debris at five places of Uttarkashi.
Traffic also came to halt as boulders continued to fall at many places on the Yamunotri Highway. Boulders falling continuously over the last three days, traffic on both sides of the road came to a complete standstill.
Meanwhile, a stretch of 60-70 metres of the Badrinath Highway, Kameda, was washed out due to intermittent rains while traffic movement on the highway was blocked enroute to Badrinath
The Chamiala-Budhakedar Motor Road has been also closed due to excessive water and debris in Chail Gadere.
As per the District Disaster Management Officer of Tehri District, due to surging water levels of Gadere river, water and debris entered 5-6 houses.
A massive loss to people in agriculture sector as about 0.250 hectares of agricultural land, belonging to about 15-16 families, has been damaged.
- With inputs from agencies
