Uttarakhand: Landslide debris blocks Badrinath highway

Dozens of vehicles were damaged in Uttarakhand's Sirobagad, the link road of Khankhra-Khedakhal-Khirsu has also been blocked due to the landslides

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): The landslide debris has blocked the Badrinath and Kedarnath highways, damaging dozens of vehicles in Uttarakhand's Sirobagad. The link road of Khankhra-Khedakhal-Khirsu has also been blocked due to the landslides.

The landslide was triggered due to the heavy rain in the area from the past 4 days.

The continuous rains have disrupted the lives of the people of Uttrakhand as the landslides are blocking various connectivity routes. Due to the blockage of the highway and the link road, the Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts are not been able to receive even the essential commodities.

Ever since the work of All Weather Road on the Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway, the danger of landslides has increased multifold; the area receives landslides even during light rains.

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Earlier, there has been a lot of destruction due to a cloudburst on Thursday night near Sirobgad between Srinagar-Rudraprayag national highway.

Similarly, in the Rudraprayag district, the roads are blocked since last night, due to boulders and debris near the Kedarnath Highway tehsil.

The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain at isolated places in the hilly areas of the state. In view of this, the administration has issued an orange alert in the state.

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