Road blockages are causing problems especially for villagers in the mountainous regions of the State.
The Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway (NH 109) is blocked by debris near Kund with the Border Roads Organisation working to clear the road, though a batch of six pilgrims and 10 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force left for Kedarnath from Sonprayag on Friday morning. According to information provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Chamoli district received rainfall on Friday with the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway (NH-58) being blocked by debris at Pagalnullah, lambagad.
The BRO is working to clear this highway while 30 motor roads remain blocked in the district.
In Haridwar, the water level of the Ganga at 4 PM was 293.40 metres (danger level 294 metres) with a discharge of 1,59,995 cusec. In Uttarkashi district, the Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway (NH-108) is blocked by debris at Netala, laldhang and Gangnani with the BRO working to clear the debris.
The Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway (NH-94) is blocked by debris at Silai Bend with the BRO working to reopen the highway for traffic. The Uttarkashi-lambgaon-Srinagar motor road has remained closed due to 10 metre stretch of the road subsiding about one kilometres from Kuteti Devi.
The water level in the Bhagirathi river according to the Tiloth bridge gauge report at 2 PM was 1120.80 metres (danger level 1123 metres). In the Pauri district, 33 rural motor roads have remained blocked. In Dehradun district, debris falling on top of a cowshed in laleu village in Kalsi on Thursday night killed two oxen and two goats while at least 10 roads have remained blocked in the
district.
In Nainital district, seven motor roads are blocked
while in Bageshwar district eight rural motor roads are blocked.
Twenty rural motor roads are blocked in Champawat district, seven in Almora district, at least 25 in Pithoragarh district and 15 in Tehri
district.