The Haldwani-Almora National Highway which was blocked near Jaurasi due tolandside caused by heavy rain on June 17, was opened for the medium mode vehicles on Monday.
However, heavy vehicles won’t be able to ply on this national highway at least for next three days on account of damage to the road due to heavy rainfall early this week. After visiting the damaged road site on Monday, Akshyat Gupta, District Magistrate, Almora, asked the officials concerned of the national highway to ensure opening of the said road for heavy vehicles within three days.
At the same time, he also stressed on the need to maintain quality of the road repair works so that such road block incidents could be prevented. In the meanwhile, the Almora district administration has decided to restrict vehicular traffic on certain routes during night given the bad weather conditions. According to the officials concerned of the Almora district administration, vehicles won’t be allowed to ply on the Almora- Panar Road from Chitai after 8 in the night. Similarly, as the officials concerned
informed, vehicular traffic would be stopped in tehsil Garudabaz from 7 pm. At the same time, the Almora district administration has also decided to urge the Pithoragarh district administration to stop the Almora bound vehicles after 8 pm. In the meanwhile, vehicular traffic will be stopped at Dhaulchhina and Sheraghat places on the Barechhina- Sheraghat Road after 7 pm.
Keeping in view the present weather conditions, the Almora district administration has also decided not to allow vehicular movements on the Ganiyadoli- Ramnagar Road from Mohan side after 7 pm and from Bhatrojkhan side after 8 pm. In the meanwhile, vehicular movements towards Haldwani would be stopped at lodhiya on the Haldwani-Almora Road from 8 m, whilevehicles won’t be allowed to ply on the Ramnagar-Marchula-Salt Road from Mohan after 9 pm, added the officials concerned.