Uttarakhand News: Following a significant landslip from the mountain in the Totaghati area of Tehri Garhwal district, traffic has been suspended on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway-58, officials said on Saturday. The Badrinath Highway’s traffic was stopped due to a significant landslip that occurred in the Totaghati area, according to Tehri District Magistrate Mayur Dixit, who spoke with ANI over the phone.
Removal Work Underway Amid Lengthy Landslip
He explained that work was being done to remove the road, but that given the size of the landslip, it might take some time. Following significant rains in the state yesterday, the water level in the Pindar River in the Tharali area of the Chamoli district increased. Yesterday evening, there was a lot of rain in the area, and as a result, the Pranmati River’s water level began to rise past the danger line. The Pindar River also overflowed as a result, according to Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana. The DM added that some homes and agricultural fields in the vicinity had suffered damage as a result of the rise in river water levels, which had caused a panicky environment among the locals.
Dehradun’s Kaluwala Neighborhood Hit by Heavy Downpour
On Friday, heavy rains in the Dehradun neighbourhood of Kaluwala disturbed daily life. According to SDRF, the precipitation seeped inside the homes and flooded the streets. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state’s chief minister, did an aerial reconnaissance of flood-affected districts on Monday. He also examined the Ganga river’s rising water level in Rishikesh. This monsoon’s heavy rains in Uttarakhand have caused landslides and flash floods in a number of locations.
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