Nine killed in landslides, shooting stones in J&K
Nine people were killed in the Jammu division on Monday in landslides and shooting stones triggered by incessant rains in the Poonch and Doda districts.
Nine people were killed in the Jammu division on Monday in landslides and shooting stones triggered by incessant rains in the Poonch and Doda districts.
At least eleven people lost their lives and seven others were missing as extensive damage was caused after flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall struck the LoC regions of the Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday.
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
Heavy rain lashed Uttarakhand on Monday, blocking the Badrinath National Highway at several locations, shutting schools in affected districts, raising river levels and forcing the suspension of the Adi Kailash and Om Parvat Yatra.
As the mist-laden hills of Darjeeling slowly recover from the scars left by the devastating landslides of 4 October, efforts toward rebuilding lives and restoring hope have begun across the region.
A landslide occurred at Bairpani in the morning while another took place at Karnaprayag on Sunday night resulting in a complete blockade of Badrinath Road leaving pilgrims stranded on alongside the sites.
Almost identical statements, a decade apart, by Chief Ministers of two different political parties, reveal the crux of the problem – a flawed development model, imagined and implemented for Uttarakhand. Successive Governments have tried to stimulate economic activity through tourism and massive infrastructure projects. Such misplaced zeal for development has made the Government brush aside environmental concerns.
The National Highways Authority of India has extended the suspension of traffic on a key stretch of national highway 10 (NH-10) for three more days, citing safety concerns following heavy rainfall, landslides, and erosion along the Teesta riverbank.
Torrential rain over the past 24 hours triggered flash floods and landslides across the Himalayan region, disrupting road connectivity and triggering panic among residents and travellers alike.
Unrelenting monsoon fury has pushed Himachal Pradesh into a state of crisis, paralysing road connectivity, power supply, and essential services across multiple districts.
