Massive landslide on Kedarnath Highway in Uttarakhand

A massive landslide occurred on Kedarnath Highway in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag on Wednesday. An entire stretch of the highway caved in with videos showing motorists stuck on the highway as the landslide took place.

Rudraprayag: A massive landslide occurred on Kedarnath Highway in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag on Wednesday. An entire stretch of the highway caved in with videos showing motorists stuck on the highway as the landslide took place. The blockage of the NH lead to long queues of vehicles being formed on both sides of the road.

No casualty has been reported as the passengers were sent back by the local people before the debris fell.District Magistrate (DM) Mayur Dixit told ANI that the work of opening the highway has been started and the safe movement of passengers will be done.

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"All the passengers have been stopped at safe places. The work of opening the highway is being done by national Highways. Once the debris is cleared, the safe vehicular movement of passengers will be done," DM Dixit said.

While the pilgrims going to Kedarnath were stopped at Rudraprayag, Tilwara, Agastyamuni and Guptkashi. The pilgrims coming back from Sonprayag have also been stopped at safe places at Sonprayag, Sitapur, etc.