The Tanakpur Champawat National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district has been blocked due to debris from a landslide following intermittent rains. “Due to heavy rains at night, the Tanakpur Champawat National Highway in Champawat district is closed at several places due to debris and falling stones,” Champawat police posted on social media on Friday.
Earlier on July 10, the road was blocked due to a landslide from a hill near the Patal Ganga Langsi tunnel on the Badrinath National Highway.
Traffic on the Badrinath National Highway near Joshimath was partially resumed after it was blocked due to a landslide.
SDRF Uttarakhand Police wrote on the post, “District Chamoli: Badrinath National Highway has been opened for pedestrians and polling parties on 11th July 2024. Travelers are being helped by SDRF personnel to cross the road safely.”
Heavy rains in parts of Uttarakhand in the last few days have triggered landslides in the hills, leaving the highway leading to Badrinath blocked by debris at several places.
Yellow alert for heavy rain in four districts of Uttarakhand
Heavy rain alert has been issued in four districts of Uttarakhand. Light to moderate rain is expected in all the districts of the state. Meteorological Department Director Dr. Vikram Singh had told on Thursday that heavy rain may occur in Dehradun, Pauri, Champawat and Nainital on Friday.
A yellow alert has been issued for this. Light to moderate rain is expected in some places in all the districts including Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora. On the other hand, light to moderate rain occurred in some parts of the state on Thursday. The maximum temperature in Dehradun was 33.2 degrees.
