Chamoli police on Friday morning informed that the Badrinath national highway near Chhinka in Uttarakhand is blocked due to stones falling from the hill.Chamoli police Uttarakhand tweeted, “The road has been blocked near Chhinka on the Badrinath National Highway.” The Badrinath National Highway (NH-7) was previously also shut down due to incessant rainfall in Uttarakhands Chamoli at Lambagad and Khachada drains.बद्रीनाथ राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर छिनका के पास सड़क मार्ग अवरुद्ध हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/vxQvxXYZLt— Chamoli Police Uttarakhand (@chamolipolice) July 7, 2023Commuters were stranded due to the national highway closure.Later on Saturday, a surge in the water level in the Khachdu drain in Lambagad, Uttarakhand, necessitated yet another restriction on highway traffic.Many commuters, including pilgrims and tourists coming to and from the well-known Badrinath shrine, were left without a means of transportation as authorities stopped the Badrinath National Highway 7 (NH 7) at Chhinka in the States Chamoli district.Heavy rains on Thursday of last week caused flash floods and landslides in the same location in Uttarakhand, blocking the Badrinath National Highway. On Thursday morning due to rain, a 100-meter section of the roadway was shut due to a significant landslide from a hill near Chhinka.
