Poor road connectivity badly hit mobility particularly in hill areas of Nainital and other parts of the Kumaon region.
While out of 59 motor roads 53 roads have been opened for vehicular traffic, movement on six roads connecting different parts of remote/rural areas is yet to be restored in Nainital district , said Arvind Singh Hyanki, District Magistrate, Nainital.
The officials concerned engaged in road maintenance works have been asked to restore the blocked roads as early as possible, he added. Similarly, road connectivity in other disaster affected districts like Bageshwar is also reported to poor.
As many as 19 motorable roads connecting different parts of Bageshwar district are yet to be opened for the vehicular traffic, as the official concerned of the Bageshwar district administration said. Besides, as the officials concerned informed, as many as 10 villages still remain cut off from rest of the region affecting 1163 families as the bridge over the Pinder River in Kapkot tehsil has been washed away.
Besides, many local by foot roads have also been damaged in different villages of the Bageshwar district , they added. Similarly, as reported, many roads connecting different parts particularly in upper Himalayan region of district still remain blocked in Pithoragarh.