Dehradun, July 13 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Mussoorie, 10 Jun: Persistent rainfall has virtually severed the link between Khetwala village in the Mussoorie area and the main road. Heavy rains have damaged the access road at multiple points, rendering it impassable. While no immediate, concrete measures were taken by the administration to restore the route after the closure, the village women took matters into their own hands. Left with no other way to commute, they cut away bushes to create an alternative footpath. Villagers state that they were compelled to take this step out of necessity.

According to the villagers, the continuous rain caused the Khetwala village access road to cave in at various locations, with sections of the road comple...