Torrential rain continues in Uttarakhand for three days, Badrinath NH closed at 6 places in Chamoli, rivers also in spate, know road update
Torrential rain has been continuing in the district for three days. Due to rain, Badrinath National Highway and State Highway have been blocked at many places. Due to this, movement has come to a complete halt at many places. The commuters are facing a lot of problems. Badrinath National Highway has been closed at many places.
The highway has been completely blocked due to debris at many places on Badrinath National Highway. The roads were closed due to debris near Bhanerpani (Pipalkoti), old Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti and Chhinka. Which has now been opened. At the same time, Badrinath National Highway has been closed due to debris in Kanchen Ganga Nala. The blocked highway road near Pagalnala and Helang has also been opened for movement.
At the same time, Rishikesh Badrinath National Highway has been blocked due to landslide from the hill near Pinale Ghat between Govind Ghat Joshimath. The work of opening the closed highway has been started by the NH Authority. Due to the rain in Chamoli for the last 3 days, the water level of the rivers has started increasing gradually. For safety, the administration is instructing the people living on the river banks and around the rivers to be cautious.
The water level of the rivers and streams has started increasing. Due to continuous rain, the roads are getting blocked at many places. People commuting are facing a lot of problems. Due to rain, problems like landslides have arisen in most of the places. In such a situation, traveling on these routes is equal to risking life. Due to being a hilly area, there is a fear of rocks sliding during road cutting work.
The Badrinath National Highway has been blocked at half a dozen places between Chamoli and Badrinath. Efforts are on to open the National Highway at these places. Today, on Saturday, holiday has been declared in all the schools in view of the possibility of heavy rain in Chamoli district. Due to continuous rain in Chamoli district, the temperature has come down, but other problems have also increased. The National Highway has been blocked at Kanchan Ganga, Pagal Nala, Bhaner Pani, Pinola Ghat, Chhinka and Kameda in the district, which is being continuously tried to be opened.
