Dehradun: A shocking video of a landslide has surfaced in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. In Dharchula, a large part of the mountain suddenly fell on the road near Najang on Tawaghat Lipulekh road late in the evening. Fortunately, there was no loss of life or property due to this landslide. The video of the landslide was made by a passerby and is now going viral on social media.
Due to the same landslide, the Tawaghat Lipulekh highway has been completely closed for traffic. Due to the closure of the road, 40 passengers along with locals have been stuck in Bundi. It is being said that this road was opened on Thursday, but due to landslides, traffic has come to a standstill again. Just two days ago, there was a landslide on the Kedarnath Highway due to continuous rains. Thankfully, the vehicles passing by did not come under the debris of the hill. The Chardham Yatra is also being affected due to the rains.
On Wednesday evening, there was a strong landslide from the hill near Phata on the Kedarnath highway. At the same time, several tons of debris and boulders fell from the hill to the highway. Thankfully, the drivers stopped after seeing the debris falling from the hill. However, one passenger bus did suffer some damage. Due to landslides after the rains, traffic is being disrupted on Badrinath and Kedarnath highways at various places. People have to be stuck in jams for hours. Life has been disrupted due to continuous rains for the last one week.
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