Gopeshwar: About 500 pilgrims were stranded in Badrinath after a fresh landslide blocked the road near Joshimath in Chamoli district here today.
"Three helicopters have been rushed to Joshimath by the state government to rescue the stranded pilgrims and bring them to Joshimath," said Chamoli District Magistrate Ashok Kumar.
A landslide had occurred at the underground Vishnuprayag Hydroelectric Power House in Hathi Parbat before the Badrinath yatra commenced on April 26 but before its debris could be cleared, the fresh landslide occurred.
Mr Kumar said it would now take at least two days for the road to reopen.
Advisories have been put up by the district administration at different places on the highway for the convenience of the pilgrims.
"Three helicopters have been rushed to Joshimath by the state government to rescue the stranded pilgrims and bring them to Joshimath," said Chamoli District Magistrate Ashok Kumar.
A landslide had occurred at the underground Vishnuprayag Hydroelectric Power House in Hathi Parbat before the Badrinath yatra commenced on April 26 but before its debris could be cleared, the fresh landslide occurred.
Mr Kumar said it would now take at least two days for the road to reopen.
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Advisories have been put up by the district administration at different places on the highway for the convenience of the pilgrims.
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