Landslides were also reported in several other parts, which also blocked the Badrinath highway near Sirobagad in Rudraprayag district, officials said. (Representational photo / News 18)
A huge mound of debris blocked the Badrinath Highway in Sirogabad. Situated between Srinagar and Rudraprayag, this area is highly vulnerable to landslides.
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A newly elected village headman was killed while taking oath and three people accompanying him were injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district on Wednesday. Landslides were also reported in several other parts, due to which the Badrinath highway near Sirobagad in Rudraprayag district was also blocked, officials said.
Village head Pratap Singh (50) and three others – Arjun Singh (48) and Pushpa Devi (45) and his daughter Neetu (22) – were traveling on the Alagad-Thattood motorway in Jaunpur block when a stone fell on them. Gone. At around 10 am, officials in Kar Nai Tehri said that they were on their way to Thattood for the swearing-in ceremony as village headman of Tator village. A huge mound of debris blocked the Badrinath Highway in Sirogabad. Situated between Srinagar and Rudraprayag, this area is highly vulnerable to landslides.
Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Parihar said debris blocking the highway is being cleared and traffic has been diverted on the route. Various parts of Uttarakhand including Dehradun received heavy rains on Wednesday, Uttarkashi 44.5 mm, Bageshwar 32.3 mm and Dehradun 21.5 mm.
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