Dehradun, Aug. 1 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Rudraprayag, 31 Jul: A major accident was narrowly avoided today on the world-renowned route to Tungnath, the third Kedar shrine, when a large portion of the hillside suddenly collapsed ahead of Tala on the Kund-Chopta-Gopeshwar National Highway (NH-107A), sending massive boulders crashing onto the road and completely blocking the passage. The incident has led to long queues of vehicles on both sides and has created panic among travellers. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the area since last evening.
Fortunately, no vehicle or passenger was caught in the fall at the time. The locals assert that many lives were fortunate to have a narrow escape in the incident. A video of the incident...