With rains continuing across the state on Sunday, six persons died in three separate road accidents in different districts of the state. At the same time, at least 126 roads have remained blocked to traffic in different districts of Uttarakhand.
According to the disaster status report from State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) on Sunday evening, In Pauri district the driver of a jeep lost control near Dugadda due to a boulder falling down from the mountain. The vehicle fell off the road into the river, killing three persons in the vehicle. Meanwhile, 24 motor roads are blocked to traffic in the district. In Almora district, a car fell off the road near Soral killing two and injuring three of the persons in the vehicle. The injured were taken to Haldwani for treatment. One rural road is blocked in the district.
In the Tehri district, one Kanwadia died and another was injured after a tree fell on their motorbike about five kilometres from Shivpuri in Narendranagar Tehsil on Sunday morning. Twenty rural motor roads in the district are blocked to traffic. In the Chamoli district, two women were injured, two cows died and one calf was injured due to landslide in Sunali village. The injured were taken to the community health centre in Karnprayag. Meanwhile, 17 rural motor roads, one state road and one main district road are blocked in Chamoli district.
Nineteen rural motor roads are blocked in Pithoragarh district with work underway to clear these. In Uttarkashi district, while the Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway number 108 is open for traffic till Gangotri, the Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway number 94 was impassable for vehicles between Shayanchatti and Ranachatti due to quagmire-like condition. Works was underway to clear the road with JCBs and one bulldozer in the presence of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) police and revenue department personnel. One main district road is blocked in Uttarkashi with rainfall being experienced in all the Tehsils of the district. In Dehradun district, 18 rural roads and one state road are reported to be blocked with rain being experienced in all areas of the district. In Rudraprayag district the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway number 107 is open for traffic. While the Sonprayag-Kedarnath bridle route is also open, eight rural motor roads and one main district road are blocked in Rudraprayag. In Nainital district four rural roads are reported to be blocked to traffic while in Bageshwar district seven rural motor roads and one main district road are blocked. In Champawat district, the Tanakpur-Champawat national highway number 9 is blocked by debris near Amru bend. Additionally, one rural road is blocked in the district.