Traffic movement on the Badrinath National Highway resumed on Monday morning after authorities successfully cleared debris that had blocked the route near Nandprayag and Umatta following heavy rainfall.
The highway had been temporarily inaccessible due to a debris flow triggered by incessant rains in the region, disrupting movement to the prominent pilgrimage site.
The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) had earlier issued a high-alert landslide warning for four districts—Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli—with forecasts indicating the likelihood of landslides on July 7 and 8 across several subdivisions including Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Ukhimath, Ghansali, Narendra Nagar, Dhanaulti, Dunda, and Chinyalisaur.
In a warning posted on X, Rudraprayag Police noted that the Geological Survey of India had flagged a “high likelihood” of landslides in vulnerable areas, echoing predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand.
On Sunday, the IMD had issued a rain alert for multiple districts—Uttarkashi, Tehri, Bageshwar, Dehradun, and Rudraprayag—for the next four days, warning of potential flash floods and landslides.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas along the Yamunotri road, particularly the Silai Band and Ojri Band stretches, where severe rains had washed away segments of the national highway, severing road access to Yamunotri Dham.
In a separate incident, the Kedarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended after a landslide damaged the pedestrian track near Chhodi Gadhere, around one kilometre from Gaurikund. Officials halted pilgrim movement due to safety concerns and stated that travel would remain suspended until conditions improve.
Authorities remain on high alert across the region amid continuing rainfall and the heightened risk of landslides and road blockages.