About 50 roads in various parts of the State have remained closed to traffic due to landslide and other factors. As per the information provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) on Sunday evening, in Chamoli district the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway 58 is blocked due to debris at Lambagad and Hanumanchatti. Further, 10 rural motor roads are reported to be blocked in the district. In Rudraprayag district, the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway 107 is open for vehicles up to Gaurikund while the Sonprayag-Kedarnath bridle path is also reported to be open. Three rural roads are blocked in the district which experienced rain on Sunday. In Uttarkashi district, one woman was seriously injured due to heavy rain and landslide in Upradi village on Saturday. She has been admitted to the hospital in Dehradun for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Rishikesh-Gangotri NH-108 is reportedly open up to Gangotri while the Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway 94 is open up to Janakichatti. In Dehradun district, a total of 10 roads are reported to be blocked to traffic. Two rural motor roads and one State road are blocked in Tehri district while 12 rural roads are blocked in Pauri district. In Haridwar district, one other district road is blocked. Similarly, two roads are reportedly blocked in Pithoragarh district and two rural motor roads are blocked in Almora district where light rain was experienced on Sunday.
Three rural roads were reportedly blocked in Bageshwar district while in Champawat district the Tanakpur-Champawat-Pithoragarh NH-9 was blocked by debris apart from two rural roads that were also reportedly blocked. Efforts are underway to clear the blocked roads for traffic