According to Chamoli police, rocks that fell from the hill on Friday morning obstructed the Badrinath national highway near Chhinka in Uttarakhand.
“The road has been blocked near Chhinka on the Badrinath National Highway,” the Chamoli police of Uttarakhand tweeted. In the past, the Lambagad and Khachada drains in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli region forced the closure of the Badrinath National Highway (NH-7). Amid the closure of the national highway, commuters were stuck. Authorities closed the Badrinath National Highway 7 (NH 7) at Chhinka in the State’s Chamoli district leaving many commuters, including pilgrims and tourists travelling to and returning from the famed Badrinath shrine.