One girl was reported to have died on the spot due to landslide debris near Buranskhanda Mussoorie on Wednesday evening. With spells of rainfall of varying intensity being reported from various parts of the State, vehicular traffic on the Char Dham Yatra roads remained affected even as the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway number 58 was reported to be blocked to traffic at the lambagad slide zone.
According to information released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), in the Dehradun district, a girl identified as Kumari Sampatti was reported to have died at about 5:30 pm on Wednesday due to landslide debris near Buranskhanda Mussoorie.
The important Chakrata-Kalsi national highway was reported to be blocked to traffic on Thursday apart from which at least 13 rural motor roads in Dehradun district were reported to be blocked to traffic. In the Chamoli district, the level of water in the Alaknanda, Nandakini and Pinder rivers was measured at below the mark of danger on Thursday morning.
The Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway number 58 remained blocked to traffic near the lambagad slide zone. As per figures made available by the authorities, on Wednesday, August 17, total of 320 persons paid obeisance at Badrinath temple while 211 pilgrims were reported to be staying in the temple township on the day.
Similarly, 247 persons were reported to have visited lokpal-Hemkund shrines on Wednesday with 288 persons reportedly staying in the area on the same day. Apart from the highway to Badrinath, a total of 31 motor roads are blocked to traffic in the Chamoli district. In the Pithoragarh district, a total of 600 persons from 150 disaster affected families were stated to be taking shelter in a total of eight relief camps set up by the local administration.
At about 8 am on Thursday, the level of water flowing in the Kali, Gori and Sarayu rivers was measured at below the mark of danger. However, the important Tawaghat-Kanjyoti-Sobla motor road remained blocked to traffic near Khet while the Jauljivi-Dharchula-Tawaghat motor road also remained blocked to traffic.
In the Tehri district, members of 15 families affected by the landslide at Kusumkheda on July 17 are reported to be taking shelter in two relief camps set up by the local authorities. Rainfall was reported from various towns in the district with Ghansali reported to have received about 30 mm rainfall by Thursday morning.
The Ghansali-Koti-Akhori state road is blocked to traffic while the Badkot-Nainbag motor road has also remained blocked to traffic. In addition to these two roads, at least 18 motor roads in Tehri district are reported to be blocked to traffic. Similar reports of varying quantity of rainfall being received in various parts of Pauri district were received on Thursday morning- with Kotdwar registering the highest–12.02 mm rainfall among other towns by the morning. A total of 32 motor roads in Pauri district have remained blocked to traffic.