Uttarakhand: Heavy boulders fell on the road from the hill, Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway blocked due to debris
Due to heavy rains, heavy boulders fell on the road from the hill near Kumar Kheda in Narendranagar. The Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway has been blocked due to the debris. It was fortunate that there was a safety wall near the road, otherwise a big accident could have happened. Kumar Kheda Basti is just below the place where the landslide has occurred.
Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway blocked due to debris
Due to heavy rains, incidents of landslides are being reported continuously in Uttarakhand. The Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway (NH-94) in Champawat was blocked due to heavy debris falling from the hill at Kumar Kheda in Narendranagar. The police have started removing the debris. It is being told that the debris can be removed by Tuesday, then the highway can be opened.
Narrowly averted a major accident
A major accident has been averted due to the safety wall of stones. If there was no protective wall, an accident could have happened in Kumar Kheda colony. It is being told that the BRO camp and the fields of local Suman Chandola have been damaged due to the debris. The crop standing in the field was destroyed by the debris.
Debris removal expected by Tuesday
According to the information received, JCB is engaged in removing the debris. But difficulties are being faced due to the heavy amount of debris. BRO says that they have only one JCB, so there is a possibility of debris being removed by Tuesday. While the movement of vehicles is being done through the link road of Narendranagar city.
