Uttarakhand: Traffic partially resumed on Badrinath National Highway near Joshimath

Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], July 13 (ANI): On Saturday, the traffic has partially resumed on the Badrinath National Highway near Joshimath after it was blocked due to a landslide earlier.

Currently, only small vehicles and pedestrians are permitted to proceed through the route.

Earlier on Thursday, the Badrinath National Highway was opened for pedestrians.

SDRF Uttarakhand Police shared a video on X showing that many SDRF personnel were helping pilgrims and polling parties cross this landslide-affected zone on foot.

“District Chamoli: On July 11, 2024, Badrinath National Highway was opened for pedestrians and polling parties. The passengers are being helped safely to cross the road by the SDRF jawans,” SDRF Uttarakhand Police wrote on X.

Earlier on Wednesday, the road was blocked due to a landslide from the hill near the Patal Ganga Langsi tunnel on the Badrinath National Highway.

Heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand over the past few days has triggered landslides in the hills, with the highway to Badrinath blocked at several points by rubble.

Earlier on July 5, traffic movement on the Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district was halted for several hours due to debris at two places in Chamoli.

Meanwhile, Chamoli District Magistrate (DM) Himanshu Khurana also wrote on X, “Due to road blockage in Joshimath, polling parties from remote polling stations such as Drongiri, Jumma, Kosha and Arudhi Patudi, along with polling material, are being transported from Joshimath to Gopeshwar by helicopter.”