A temporary road that was opened last week to facilitate the movement of vehicles after a portion of the Ranipokhari flyover, built over the Jakhan river to connect Dehradun to Rishikesh, collapsed on August 27, has been swept away by heavy rains.
According to ANI, the road was swept away on Monday night due to the continuing heavy rains in the area.
A video posted by ANI on Tuesday showed the road swept away by floodwaters. A vehicle can also be seen swept along in fast-moving currents.
According to reports, several roads have also been blocked in the state due to landslides.?
¡°In Narkota, debris and stones are continuously falling from the hill, due to which there is a problem in opening the road. From the point of view of safety, police force is available at the spot. Due to road blockade, vehicles parked on Jawadi bypass are being told to go through Mayali, Tehri motorway,¡± said Rudraprayag Police.
Meanwhile, a team of geologists on Monday recommended immediate evacuation of residents from the rain-hit Jumma village and adjoining hamlets in the district after big cracks appeared in houses in the area.
Five people were killed and two others had gone missing after two houses collapsed in Jumma village in the Dharchula area of Pithoragarh district recently.
A team of experts, which visited the village for a geological survey after the incident, has advised authorities to immediately evacuate its residents and those of adjoining areas as they are still in danger.
"The lower part of Nalapani from where the landslide began on August 29 causing the collapse of houses in Jumma is still sliding. Several villages, including Jumma and the adjoining hamlets, are in danger due to this. Residents need to be shifted out of these villages," district geologist Pradeep Kumar who was part of the team said.
The old sliding zone at Joldhunga near Jumma could also become active again, he said.
At least 22 families of Jumma and adjoining hamlets are in danger with huge cracks appearing in the houses in which they live, Kumar said.