Uttarakhand Rain Alert: Rain havoc continues in Uttarakhand. Due to rain in the hilly districts, landslides have also occurred at many places. Many roads have been closed due to landslides in the mountains. The route has been diverted at many places. Kedarnath Yatra was stopped after heavy rains on Thursday. Let us tell you that passengers were not allowed to go to Kedarnath Dham beyond Sonprayag. A total of more than 1500 devotees were stopped from traveling further.

Actually, on September 9, due to heavy rains in Sonprayag, many roads were destroyed. After this incident, police and SDRF personnel are deployed on both sides of the road so that no passenger faces any inconvenience. On Wednesday (September 11), the first snowfall occurred on the hills of Kedarnath Dham after heavy rains. After which the cold increased in the entire area. In view of the weather, the devotees were stopped for about two and a half hours. Also, on Wednesday, a total of four and a half thousand passengers were allowed to go to Kedarnath. 

Four and a half thousand pilgrims left for Kedarnath Yatra

After heavy rains on the hills of Kedarnath Dham, the first snowfall occurred on Wednesday (11 September). Due to snowfall, the high peaks were covered with white snow. The pilgrims were sent ahead only after the weather improved. Sonprayag Kotwali Inspector Devendra Aswal said that the movement of pilgrims is being arranged keeping in mind the safety of the pilgrims. On Wednesday, more than 4500 pilgrims were sent to Kedarnath.