Mountain collapses near Dolia Devi on Kedarnath highway; watch video

A landslide occurred near Dolia Devi on the Kedarnath Highway in Uttarakhand on Saturday triggered by heavy rainfall in the Kedarnath Valley the previous nightThe mountain collapse resulted in boulders and debris falling onto the road leading to significant disruptions Emergency services are currently onsite working to clear the debris and ensure the safety of travellersRudraprayag Uttarakhand A mountain collapsed near Dolia Devi on the Kedarnath Highway Boulders and debris fell onto the road from the mountain Heavy rain in the Kedarnath Valley last night caused the landslide pictwittercomPfuwDkSbUSmdash IANS ians_india August 10 2024Meanwhile Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Garhwal MP Anil Baluni at Uttarakhand Sadan in Delhi on Friday and discussed the relief works in Rudraprayag which was reported by ANICM Pushkar Singh Dhami discussed various issues including the development of the state after the damage caused by heavy rains and relief work with the Garhwal MPLast week many pilgrims and tourists were left stranded on the SonprayagKedarnath road in the Garhwal region as heavy rain lashed the state taking 17 lives and putting a halt to the Kedarnath Dham Yatra reported ANIEarlier after reviewing the relief and rescue operations and reconstruction work in the rainaffected areas of the Rudraprayag district the CM directed the authorities to start the Kedarnath Dham Yatra by foot soon reported ANIDhami conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas after which he also reviewed all the departments related to the Chardham Yatra route and enquired about the damage caused by heavy rains reported ANIDhami directed the officials to take necessary steps to normalize life in the affected areas He directed that the damaged routes drinking water and power lines should be restored as soon as possible reported ANIAs per the Rudraprayag district administration on Tuesday about 150 local people have been sent from Kedarnath to Bhimbali under the supervision of NDRF and SDRF NDRF is also bringing 161 people from Jangalchatti to Chirbasa reported ANIAt the same time the completion of the construction of the footbridge built by the army on the Mandakini River in Sonprayag also provided great relief in rescue and relief operations as per the Rudraprayag district administration reported ANIOn Monday the Indian Air Force airlifted 201 people to safe areas including 17 National Disaster Response Force NDRF personnel from the Kedarnath ValleyApproximately 2000 kg of relied material were also supplied to critical areas of the state till MondayWith inputs from ANI