About 100 meters of the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway was washed away and traffic on it blocked for two-three days following heavy rains at Kameda near Gauchar in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Monday.
Government sources said that this route will be blocked for two to three days for pilgrims and vehicles going to Badrinath Dham. Expressing regret for the inconvenience caused to the common people including the pilgrims in this regard, the sources said that the concerned departments and agencies are working on a war footing to restore the route at the earliest. According to the information received from the State Emergency Operation Center, due to heavy rains on Monday morning, an embankment at Gauchar Bhattnagar also broke down, burying five vehicles parked on the roadside. On the other hand, the Karnprayag-Nainital National Highway, which was blocked at Kalimathi near Gairsain three days ago due to landslide, has not opened yet.
