Pithoragarh/Mussoorie, Oct. 3 -- More than 350 pilgrims heading to Adi Kailash were stopped at the Dharchula base camp in Pithoragarh district on Friday after a heavy landslide blocked the road at Mangti nullah on the route to Gunji, officials said. However, it reopened at around 6.20 pm, allowing stranded batches of pilgrims to resume their journey, a Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam official said. The landslide occurred on Thursday night, disrupting the movement of pilgrims towards the sacred Himalayan pilgrimage site. Dhan Singh Bisht, camp in-charge of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) base camp at Dharchula, said the road clearance has enabled the pilgrims stranded at the base camp to move towards Gunji. The batches of pilgrims are expected to reach the Gunji camp by around 9 pm, Bisht said. The road had been blocked at Mangti nullah following a heavy landslide on Thursday night, forcing more than 350 pilgrims heading towards Adi Kailash to remain at the Dharchula base camp. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is likely to withdraw from Uttarakhand within the next 24 hours, with weather conditions turning favourable for its retreat, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dehradun. IMD Officials said seasonal rains had begun retreating across northwest India, paving the way for the monsoon's withdrawal from the hill state. Uttarakhand recorded largely dry weather in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Friday, with 12 of the 13 districts reporting no rainfall. Bageshwar recorded 0.8 mm against a normal of 0.7 mm. According to the IMD's seven-day forecast, dry conditions are expected across the state over the weekend, with isolated fog in the plains during the morning. Rain activity is likely to resume on Monday, with light showers, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in the hills....