Heavy Rainfall In Uttarakhand Halts Kedarnath Yatra Once Again
NDTV
In June, the highway was blocked after several big rocks kept falling from the hill in Sirobgad area of Rudraprayag due to which the district was closed for several hours.
Amid the ongoing heavy rainfall from Sonprayag onwards in Uttarakhand, the Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped once again for ensuring the safety of the pilgrims amid apprehensions of untoward incidents, the Rudraprayag district administration informed on Saturday.
Earlier on June 30, the Rudraprayag police at the Sirobgad area had informed about the district being closed till 4 AM after the debris and stones kept falling from the hill, which resulted in the traffic being jammed on both sides of the highway.
Badrinath highway was also blocked due to the falling of several boulders at the Birahi and Pagal Nala area, following the overnight rainfall on June 25.
Meanwhile, on May 17, the traffic movement was disrupted on the Badrinath route, NH7, near Panchpulia in Karnaprayag after boulders fell from the hill.
