Pindar River News Today

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand hit by heavy rainfall causing damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Fresh wet spell expected from 20 August.

Tehri District Magistrate Mayur Dixit told ANI over the phone about the heavy landslide that struck the Totaghati area which led to traffic on Badrinath Highway being stopped.

Tehri District Magistrate Mayur Dixit told ANI over the phone about the heavy landslide that struck the Totaghati area which led to traffic on Badrinath Highway being stopped.

The massive landslide that hit the Totaghati area and caused traffic on the Badrinath Highway to be suspended was described by Tehri District Magistrate Mayur Dixit.

Heavy rainfall in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand has led to parts of the Karnaprayag-Gwaldam National Highway getting washed away by the spate Pindar River, leaving commuters stranded as the lower parts of the road are being eroded continuously. Efforts are underway to clear debris and reopen the road, but further details are awaited.

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI

More than 40 families in the Paingadh village, which is among the oldest settlements on the bank of the Pindar River near Tharali on the Karnaparayag-Almora National Highway, have become homeless and are living like refugees.