Traffic was affected after a 70-metre stretch of the National Highway was damaged due to rainfall near Gauchar town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.
Due to heavy rains since last night, a 100-meter stretch of the national highway near Kameda under district Chamoli, a little further from the border of Rudraprayag district, has been completely closed here.
The Chief Minister requested the Union Road Transport Minister to pay the amount under Fixed Deposit Receipt for smoothening the national highways damaged by the calamity located in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand.
Traffic has been suspended and the Yamunotri pilgrimage halted as boulders continue to fall at many places on the Yamunotri Highway for the last three days as persistent rains continue to wreak havoc in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said.
Nainital High Court has issued a notice of contempt to the district magistrate of Rudraprayag, Saurabh Gaharwar, for disobeying the order on maintaining sanitation at the Kedarnath Yatra track.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated four schemes worth Rs 2435.11 lakh on Sunday while participating in a program organized at Municipal Corporation Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district.
A group of five leaders from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) embarked on a week-long visit to India on Sunday. As part of the "Know BJP" initiative, a five-member delegation of the CPN (Maoist Centre) is visiting India at the invitation of the Bharatiya Janata Party from July
"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 23-07-2023, 18:34:39 IST, Lat: 30.58 & Long: 80.18, Depth: 5 Km, Region: Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India," the NCS tweeted.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "Our traders are the 'growth engine' of Uttarakhand and the basis of the economy. The promotion of business and self-employment along with industries in the state is the priority of the state government. The calm environment and skil
Persistent downpours in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand have resulted in significant damage to the infrastructure and livelihood of the inhabitants of the region, an official said on Sunday.