Uttarakhand Rains: Badrinath National Highway Opened For Traffic

A police spokesperson said that the Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district has been opened for traffic after the debris along the road was cleared by the authorities. The highway was blocked last night due to landslides triggered by heavy rain, near Bhanerpani, old Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti, Kanchen Ganga, Chhinka Paagalnala and Helang in Chamoli district.

Chamoli (Uttarakhand): Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand's Chamoli which was blocked by massive landslides triggered by heavy rains was restored for traffic after many hours of hectic efforts.

“The Badrinath National Highway which was blocked near Bhanerpani and Chhinka in Chamoli region has been opened,” a spokesperson for the District Police Chamoli said in a post on X.

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

चमोली क्षेत्रान्तर्गत भनेरपानी व छिनका के पास अवरुद्ध बद्रीनाथ राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग खुल गया है। pic.twitter.com/VN6yv1LQaX

— Chamoli Police Uttarakhand (@chamolipolice) July 6, 2024

Earlier, the Badrinath National Highway was blocked at several places due to debris near Bhanerpani, old Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti, Kanchen Ganga, Chhinka Paagalnala and Helang in Chamoli district due to heavy rains in the Himalayan state.

The closure of the Badrinath National Highway had brought vehicular traffic to a standstill leaving the commuters high and dry.

Due to heavy rain in Chamoli for the last three days, the water level of the rivers has started increasing gradually keeping the administration on toes. The administration has asked people living near the river banks and around the rivers to be cautious in view of the rising water level.

𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬

" खंडन"

वर्ष 2021 में रैणी में आयी आपदा की वीडियो को कतिपय लोगों द्वारा सोशल मीडिया पर पोस्ट कर वर्तमान परिदृश्य से जोड कर भ्रामक खबर के रूप में दिखाया जा रहा है, जो सत्य से एकदम परे है। कृपया ऐसी अफवाहों पर ध्यान न दें और ऐसी भ्रामक खबरों से सावधान रहें। pic.twitter.com/5EvB3ua2fh

— Chamoli Police Uttarakhand (@chamolipolice) July 6, 2024

Meanwhile, Chamoli Police busted a fake video of a flash flood being passed as the current situation in the state. In a post on X, the spokesperson for Chamoli Police wrote, "The video of the disaster that occurred in Raini in the year 2021 is being posted on social media by some people and linked to the current scenario and shown as misleading news, which is completely far from the truth. Please do not pay attention to such rumours and be cautious of such misleading news".