Dehradun, Jul 1 (PTI) National highways leading to Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, which were blocked due to landslides following heavy rains, were reopened today for traffic to resume the yatra, official sources said.The national highways leading to Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri were reopened for traffic after the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and police personnel cleared the debris, they said.However, traffic on Almora-Pithoragarh road could not be resumed as landslides continued to hit the area. Pauri- Safdarkhal road has also been blocked at Khundadhar area due to landslides.The landslides triggered by heavy rains for the past couple of days in most parts of Uttarakhand had blocked several roads in the state and forced the government to issue an alert.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has directed the district magistrates of all the 13 districts to remain on alert.A total of 10 people have so far been killed in the state in various rains-related incidents for the past fortnight.In September last year, Uttarakhand had witnessed natural disasters like landslides, cloudbursts and floods following heavy rains that also left nearly 200 people dead and rendered hundreds others homeless.
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