20-meter Highway collapse in Badrinath Kameda
The Badrinath National Highway has been disrupted at many places following heavy rains last night. The highway has collapsed up to about 20 meters in Kameda of Gochar. There is a lot of debris on the highway here. Apart from this, the highway is obstructed due to debris and stones coming from the hill in Chhinka.
More than 1000 pilgrims are stranded at various places due to the closure of the highway. The local people are also facing huge difficulties in movement. On the other hand, Ozri Dabarkot on the Yamunotri Highway is closed for the last three days due to continuous boulders and debris.
The connectivity of many villages of Geeth Patti including Yamunotri Dham has been cut off. Due to the closure of the highway, about 300 passengers are stranded between Syanachatti and Jankichatti. The administration says that everyone has been stopped at safe places.
Heavy rains on Sunday night threw life out of gear in Chamoli district. The Rishikesh-Badrinath highway has been damaged by a landslide of over 200 meters near Kameda. There, the Lahe Bridge built in 2011 has also been washed away. At the same time, the Karnaprayag-Gwaldam highway is closed due to debris in Simalsain, Banoliband, Harmony, and Mallyapod.
The Rishikesh-Badrinath highway has been closed near Umatta due to debris. School children coming from Karnprayag, Gauchar, and Simli areas could not go to SGRR Jayakandi due to road closure in Umatta.
Many vehicles are stranded on both these highways. Along with this, the houses around the airstrip in Gauchar have been flooded due to the rain. Most of the roads in rural areas are closed.
Vehicles and pedestrians are facing problems due to debris and mud coming into Karnprayag market. At the same time, the Karnprayag-Ranikhet highway in Kalimati near Gairsain has not been opened yet.
Dharchula (Pithoragarh): Jeep driver injured after coming under the grip of stones falling from hill Kailash
Khampa, a jeep driver returning from Bundi to Dharchula late Sunday evening was injured after coming under the grip of stones falling from hill on Dharchula Tawaghat motorway. On receiving the information, the police SDRF and NDRF team from Dharchula left for the help of the injured but could not reach the spot in time due to the closure of the road. After this, former Kshetra Panchayat members Dan Singh and Prem Singh kept the injured in their room. The injured is being brought to Dharchula and his condition is out of danger.