There has been some let up in the rains being experienced across the State but scores of roads in different districts have remained blocked for traffic. Though the pilgrimage to Kedarnath by foot and helicopter is open, the national highway is blocked due to the bridge at Sonprayag being washed away. The national highway to Badrinath is open for small and large vehicles upto the shrine.According to information received from the State Emergency Operation Centre, 20 rural motor roads are blocked in the Pauri district. In Rudraprayag district the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway 109 is open for small and large vehicles up to Sonprayag where it is blocked due to the bridge being washed away.
The bridle path to Kedarnath is open enabling pilgrimage by foot or by chopper. The water level in the Ganga at Haridwar was measured at 291.50 metres at 3 PM with the danger level being 294 metres. In the Chamoi district, the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway 58 is open for small and large vehicles till Badrinath while 20 rural motor roads have remained blocked in the district. In Uttarkashi district, the Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway 108 is open for small and large vehicles till Gangotri while the Rishikesh-Yamunotri national highway 94 is open till Janakichatti.
The Chinyalisaud-Suvakholi-Mussoorie-Dehradun motor road and Vikasnagar-Badkot national highway are also open for traffic while two rural motor roads are blocked in the district. The Bhagirathi river water level as per the Tiloth bridge gauge report of 2 PM was 1119.95 metres with the danger level being 1123 metres. Five rural motor roads are blocked in Dehradun district while 12 rural motor roads are blocked in Tehri district.Nine rural motor roads are blocked in both Nainital and Almora districts while two rural motor roads are blocked in Champawat district. In Pithoragarh district, one cow died in Papdev village when a cowshed collapsed due to heavy rain