Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand which was blocked due to the falling of heavy debris from the hill on the road in Bhanerpani, Joshimath was opened for pedestrians on Thursday afternoon.
An unfortunate incident has happened under the Mohana police station area in the district where two siblings, a brother aged 5 years old and his younger sister aged three years old, were found drowned in the pit, police said.
Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand's Chamoli which was blocked due to the falling of heavy debris from the hill on the road in Bhanerpani, Joshimath opened for traffic on Thursday.
According to eyewitness, Sudhir Pratap Singh from Mughalgarhi village, "The incident happened after 'Baba' announced that devotees should take soil from around his feet. The devotees rushed to collect the soil in a hurry but started falling over and piling up."
Taking to the microblogging site, Chamoli Police, Uttarakhand, posted on X, "The Badrinath National Highway has been blocked due to debris near Bhanerpani, old Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti, Kanchen Ganga, Chhinka Paagalnala and Helang in Chamoli district."
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