The plight of the commuters and tourists has increased considerably after various areas witnessed rainfall and snowfall, especially in the mountainous parts of the State. The flow of vehicular traffic is reported to be disrupted along the Char Dham Yatra route with department officials claiming that roads would be declared open for vehicular traffic once the weather clears in the coming days.
The blockage of roads after rainfall and snowfall in the mountainous parts of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions has become a regular feature in the State. After fresh snowfall in the mountainous parts of the State, several routes are reported to be blocked for vehicular traffic.
Department sources revealed that Rishikesh-Kedarnath National Highway (NH-109) is blocked near Sonprayag, Tyuni-Chakrata motor road in Dehradun district is blocked due to snowfall and Mussoorie-Dhanolti-Chamba motor road is also reported to be blocked due to snowfall.
The Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway (NH 108), Rishikesh-Yamunotri National Highway (NH 94) and Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway (NH 58) are open for light vehicular traffic even though these routes experienced rainfall and snowfall.
One of the department sources who wished anonymity told
The Pioneer that the department has been working to clear the blocked routes in the higher parts of the State. He told that blocked roads would be declared open once the weather clears in the near future.
He also claimed that instructions have been issued to the department officials to take effective steps to open the blocked roads for facilitating smooth flow of traffic in the higher parts of the State and that action would be taken against officials who fail to perform as per the desired standard.