Monsoon fury in Uttarakhand: Downpour triggers roadblock; traffic standstill on Gangotri-Yamunotri NH

Monsoon rage in Uttarakhand: Due to relentless and torrential rainfall and showers, Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked and hampered the traffic movement on the highway. 

Several natural calamities incidents also took place in the last two days such as landslides, falling, and piling up of debris from landslides in the region. 

Traffic standstill due to persistent rainfall 

Traffic was suspended at a number of places along the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway on Saturday morning due to constant rainfall in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. 

District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said that the traffic on the Gangotri and Yamunotri national highways came to a standstill for traffic as a result of persistent showers in the region. 

Major landslide in Uttarkashi

The Gangotri Highway is closed at Sunagar and Swarigad, while the Yamunotri Highway is closed at Dabarkot, Syanachatti and several other places," stated the District Disaster Management Officer.

According to the District Disaster Management Officer, the Dhasadaa village of the Bhatwadi block of Uttarkashi district is in danger of a major landslide.

"A major landslide is likely to occur in the Dhasadaa village of the Bhatwadi block of Uttarkashi district. The village at this location is losing ground on a daily basis," said Officer Patwal.

The Official further said that a designated team will be appointed to look into the situation of the landslide in the village.

Commuter’s chaos due to falling of debris 

Scores of commuters, including tourists as well as locals are stranded for hour’s enroute Gangotri and Yamunotri. 

Traffic was stalled and disrupted on the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway due to the falling and piling up of debris from landslides in the region, an official said on Friday.

Traffic on the Yamunotri National Highway was suspended due to the continuous falling of debris at five places of Uttarkashi, including Dabarkot and Jhar Jhar Gad.

Meanwhile, a stretch of 60-70 metres of the Badrinath Highway, Kameda, was washed out due to intermittent rains while traffic movement on the highway was blocked enroute to Badrinath 

The Chamiala-Budhakedar Motor Road has been also closed due to excessive water and debris in Chail Gadere in Lata village of Himachal Pradesh.

Gadere river in spate 

As per the District Disaster Management Officer of Tehri District, due to surging water levels of Gadere river, water and debris entered 5-6 houses.

A massive loss to people in agriculture sector as about 0.250 hectares of agricultural land, belonging to about 15-16 families, has been damaged.