Wednesday: The major bridge linking Niti Ghati with Joshimath distorted at Suraithotha in Chamoli district yesterday, disconnecting about a dozen villages in the border area and the paramilitary forces from the district headquarters.

The Border Roads Organization officials hurried to the dot and are cracking to operation an option traffic way by making a temporary bridge.

Joshimath SDM Shailendra Negi said, “A BRO vehicle to transport goods just managed to cross the bridge before it collapsed.”Meanwhile, “residents of the vehicle are safe as the vehicle had already crossed the bridge by the time it misshapen and fell into the gorge”, he said.

The happening occurred next to Joshimath-Malari highway near Suraithotha.

SDM added, “There are two bridges over Dhauli Ganga on the route. While one bridge is built right over Dhauli Ganga another is over a gorge which collapsed on Tuesday”.