Following incessant rainfall in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, the Badrinath National Highway (NH-7) got blocked after boulders and debris has come on highway near Pipalkotim, said officials.
Authorities closed the Badrinath National Highway 7 (NH 7) at Chhinka in the State's Chamoli district leaving many commuters, including pilgrims and tourists travelling to and returning from the famed Badrinath shrine.
The portals of Hemkund Sahib, one of the most revered shrines of the Sikh community, opened for devotees amid religious chants on Saturday Morning in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
In an initiative towards the cleanliness drive following the Chardham Yatra, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) cleaned the premises of the Badrinath temple in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Thursday.
Badrinath Dham portals are all set to open their doors for pilgrims on Thursday at 7:10 AM. Ahead of that the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu was decorated with 15 quintals of flowers. While the Chamoli district administration is seen busy with last-minute preparation for the Yatra.
The Badrinath Dham, part of the 'Char Dham' pilgrimage yatra, located in Garhwal hill tracks in the Chamoli district along the banks of the Alaknanda River was seen enveloped in snow on Thursday morning.
The Chamoli district administration in Uttarakhand will take stringent action against eateries that overcharge pilgrims during Chardham Yatra. District Magistrate of Chamoli Himanshu Khurana has constituted a committee and issued orders for regular inspections of eateries.
An iron bridge on the Dhauliganga river, connecting Niti Valley in Chamoli district snapped suddenly, officials of the Border Roads Organization said on Sunday.
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya met Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans at Malari Base Camp in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Friday.
Chamoli district administration in Uttarakhand has banned procession activities from Diwalikhal to Uttarakhand Vidhansabha premises from Monday in view of the budget session of Uttarakhand Vidhansabha
Major Aaina Rana, the first commanding officer of the 75 Road Construction Company (RCC) at Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district said that she had seen people in uniform in Pathankot during childhood and it was the primary motivating factor for her to join the armed forces.