India, July 19 -- Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on Sunday led to landslides and boulder falls across several districts, disrupting the Char Dham Yatra and blocking key highways, including the Yamunotri National Highway temporarily in Uttarkashi.

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on Monday, district administrations across the state intensified disaster preparedness measures and imposed movement restrictions in vulnerable areas.

A landslide near Syana Chatti on the Yamunotri National Highway (NH-134) blocked vehicular traffic early Sunday morning after debris and boulders crashed onto the road around 6:22am. The same stretch had been affected earlier this week. Additional lan...