Vehicular traffic restored on Gangotri and Yamunotri national highways in Uttarakhand

03 July, Dehradun

In Uttarakhand, with the clearing of landslides on Gangotri and Yamunotri national highways in Uttarkashi, vehicular traffic to both the shrines has been resumed. Yatra on the Kedarnath route was already going on uninterrupted.

Continued efforts are being made to open the Badrinath national highway which was blocked at some places in Chamoli district since last three days.

Meanwhile, the State Chief Minister Harish Rawat has asked the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the yatris to the Chardhams are not stranded on the route. In the event of road blocks, they should be stayed at safer places and provided with food, water and lodging facilities. The death toll in the cloud burst incidents of Pithoragarh and Chamoli has now risen to 18.

The Meteorological department has forecast light to moderate rainfall at some places in the State in the next 24 hours.