The Badrinath National Highway was once again blocked at Kameda, Nandprayag, and Chhinka on Friday, just days after being reopened following debris clearance at Pagalnala and Nandprayag.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory of isolated heavy rainfall for all districts of Uttarakhand except Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar district
Speaking to the reporters, Dhami said that severe damage has been caused to life and property in the state. He further added that road connectivity at 29 places has been disrupted and the rescue operation is now over.
Owing to heavy rain, multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have hit several states of the country including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala during the last few days.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey and District Magistrate Tehri Garhwal Mayur Dixit to carry out relief and rescue operations effectively in response to the damage caused by heavy rains and landslides in Bal Ganga and Budha
The disaster control room was notified at around 3 am today that the two were buried under the debris of a building at around 1:30 am due to a landslide.
Tanakpur Champawat National Highway in Uttarakhand's Champawat district has been blocked due to debris triggered by a landslide, following intermittent rainfall.
The experts included in the committee constituted by the government under the chairmanship of the Director, Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Center to study and investigate the causes of collapse in Silkyara Tunnel have inspected the site and started the investigation.
"NH94 Rishikesh-Chamba is closed at Bagaddhar. Work is in progress to clear the boulders", said Brijesh Bhatt, Tehri District Disaster Officer while speaking to ANI.
The National Highway-58 Rishikesh-Badrinath highway has been closed due to a heavy landslide up to 100 meters from the mountain in Totaghati, said an official on Saturday.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Commandant Manikant Mishra on Thursday inspected the rescue and relief operations in Jakhan village which was hit by a landslide yesterday.