Overnight rains damage national highway in Uttarakhand

June 29, 2013 20:16

The 14 km stretch of National Highway 109 from Guptkashi to Phata was today badly damaged at two places due to landslips caused by heavy rain overnight.

The road, which goes up to Gauri Kund, is now available only till Son Prayag, the route onwards has been destroyed in the flash floods of June 16. Substantial damage to the road is a common occurrence during monsoons in the hills of Rudraprayag district, but this time the troubles for locals here started before the beginning of the wet season.

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