Rudraprayag, July 11 -- The Badrinath Highway was reopened for vehicular traffic on Saturday after remaining closed for nearly seven hours following a landslide at Sirobagad in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district.

The highway was blocked from around 3:30 am after a landslide triggered the fall of debris onto the road, disrupting traffic movement along the route. Following clearance operations by the authorities, vehicular movement was restored.

Heavy machinery continues to be deployed on both sides of the highway at the Sirobagad stretch as a precautionary measure. However, due to continuous heavy rainfall in the region, authorities have warned of the possibility of fresh landslides, falling rocks and debris.

Meanwhile, in a separate in...