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Rudraprayag, 01 July (HS). Monsoon rains have started creating havoc in the mountains. Due to rain in Kedarghati on Sunday night, the Kedarnath highway was closed near Doliya Devi near Phata, due to which the movement of vehicles was closed for hours. Thousands of passengers were stranded on both ends of the Kedarnath highway. However, after the rain stopped, the highway was opened with the help of JCB machine.
As soon as the rains started, landslides started occurring in the danger zone of the Kedarnath highway. It rained heavily in Kedarghati on Sunday night. Due to the rains, a large amount of debris and boulders fell from the hill at Doliya Devi near Fata on the highway. Due to this, the journey was also disrupted for some time. The police stopped the passenger vehicles safely at both ends of the highway and later, when the rains stopped, the highway was opened for vehicular movement.
District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said that JCB machines were sent on time to open the highway that was closed near Doliya Devi on the Kedarnath Highway. Due to heavy rains, the highway is getting damaged at many places. The machines of the NH department are ready to deal with every situation. He said that the highway that was closed late at night was opened at 10:30 am on Monday.
The district administration instructed everyone to stay alert
Giving information, Chief Development Officer Dr. GS Khati said that in view of the monsoon season, all the officers have been instructed to remain in alert mode and not to leave the headquarters without permission. Disaster Management, National Highway, Public Works Department and PMGSY and related departments have identified all the sensitive, landslide areas of the district including Kedarnath Dham Yatra route. 34 JCB machines have been deployed on highways and link roads during the monsoon period. Apart from this, other essential machines have also been kept in reserve at various places.
He said that rescue teams have also been formed to take action without delay in emergency situations. Apart from this, JCBs have been kept near the marked places so that quick action can be taken. 36 sensitive places have been marked by all the departments, for which 34 JCBs, two excavators and one loader have been deployed. Apart from this, numbers of JCB operators, JEs and assistant engineers have also been issued by all the departments.
