Following landslides caused by widespread rainfall across the State, several roads are reportedly blocked. The administration has pressed officials concerned into service to open the roads. As per the report received from disaster control room, Dehradun, around five roads are closed for traffic due to landslides. The officials said that roads at Baila, Mugruli, Markkheda, Saiya, Munsighati and Karligarh are closed for traffic. The department had received as many as 27 phone calls related to disaster from the local residents.
In Bageshwar district, 15 village motor roads are blocked. Roads at Gairichheena and Tejam are blocked for traffic. Officials are working to open these roads. In Nainital district, road at Betalghat is blocked for traffic. Besides, sixteen village roads are blocked for traffic too.
In Champawat district, as many as 19 village roads are blocked for traffic. In Almora district, Someshwar-Dwarghat motor road and Majkholi-Someshwar motor road are blocked. Around 30 roads in rural areas are blocked for traffic too in the district.
In Rudraprayag, Rishikesh-Kedarnath highway is blocked. Around 28 roads in rural areas are blocked for traffic. In Uttarkashi district, Rishikesh-Gangotri highway is blocked at Gangnani. Around 24 roads in rural areas are blocked for traffic. In Tehri district, Rishikesh-Chamba highway is blocked. Two more highways are blocked for traffic. Six roads in urban and 68 roads in rural areas are blocked. In Pauri district, as many as 61 roads are blocked. In Haridwar district, police team has been put on high alert following rise in water level of Ganga. In Chamoli district, Rishikesh-Badrinath highway is blocked and around 71 roads in rural area are blocked for traffic too. Around 13 roads in rural area of Pithoragarh district area blocked.