Landslides continue to disrupt Yamunotri Highway, fresh subsidence along Gangotri Highway
Dehradun/Uttarkashi, Aug. 6 -- Continuous rainfall in Uttarkashi district has led to continued landslides and disruption of the Yamunotri National Highway even as fresh subsidence has been reported from Gangotri Highway in the ditrict. Several active landslide zones between Paligad and Jankichatti along the Yamunotri Highway continue to pose a major challenge for the district administration and executing agencies. The situation is particularly critical in the Syanachatti area, where continuous rockfall, debris and boulders from the hillside have emerged as the biggest obstacle in restoring the highway. Despite the difficult conditions, teams of the National Highways (NH) Department and the construction agency are working round the clock wit...
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