Traffic was affected after a 70-metre stretch of the National Highway was damaged due to rainfall near Gauchar town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.
The statement comes in the backdrop of reports of huge cracks that have appeared in the houses of the area due to land subsidence.
The Badrinath shrine and Auli in the high-altitude areas of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand witnessed fresh snowfall early on Monday morning.
Joining the rescue operations is the joint team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and other teams.
The rescue team has so far recovered 20 bodies and was successful in evacuating 12 persons trapped in a tunnel.
Section of Nanda Devi glacier breaks off,triggering avalanche, flood, Hydel Project swept away, at least 7 dead
The government has asked the Army to help district administration and disaster teams of the central and state government in their rescue operations. Further, Indian Air Force assets, both fixed wing as well as rotary, are on standby to provide all possible assistance to the affected persons.
The flooding of Dhauliganga River has destroyed many houses situated at the river banksides.
