Uttarakhand: Bodies of two passengers missing in the landslide on Yamunotri road recovered

The work of removing debris from the mouth of the lake formed in the Yamuna river by the irrigation department is going on in Syanachatti.

Uttarkashi: The NH department is constructing a Bailey bridge of about 24 meters long span near Ojri on the Yamunotri highway. The department has expedited the work when the weather is favorable.

Along with this, the work of removing debris from the mouth of the lake formed in the Yamuna river by the irrigation department is going on in Syanachatti. On June 28, a part of the Yamunotri highway was washed away in Ojri.

The process of roads getting closed due to debris after rain in the state continues. 67 roads including Rishikesh-Yamunotri-National Highway are closed in the state. According to the State Emergency Operations Center, four rural roads in Rudraprayag district, 11 rural roads including one NH in Uttarkashi, two in Nainital, 21 rural roads including one state highway in Chamoli, six rural roads in Pithoragarh, one highway and one rural in Almora, 11 rural in Bageshwar district, three rural in Pauri Garhwal, two rural in Dehradun and three rural roads in Tehri district are closed due to debris.

According to the State Emergency Operations Center, efforts are being made to open the closed roads.