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Home / News / India News / 10,000 people stuck as Rishikesh-Yamunotri Highway safety wall collapses
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10,000 people stuck as Rishikesh-Yamunotri Highway safety wall collapses

10,000 people stuck as Rishikesh-Yamunotri Highway safety wall collapses
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
May 21, 2022, 12:43 pm 2 min read
10,000 people stuck as Rishikesh-Yamunotri Highway safety wall collapses
It will reportedly take three days to reopen the highway.

Around 10,000 people are reportedly stuck at different places on the Rishikesh-Yamunotri Highway in Uttarakhand after a portion of the security wall of the highway leading to the Yamunotri temple collapsed on Friday. The incident led to the closure of the highway, and traffic came to a half on the road. As per reports, it will take around three days to reopen the highway.

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Evacuation operations underway: Report

Rajesh Pant, Executive Engineer, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), said continuous efforts are being made to reopen the road. The administration is trying to evacuate the passengers from some of the smaller vehicles. However, people who have come from far in big vehicles are unable to leave. Reportedly, many buses and other large vehicles were stopped from passing through the area.

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Thousands of pilgrims stranded

Thousands of Char Dham pilgrims were also reportedly stranded due to the incident. As many as 24 buses and 15 minibuses with pilgrims on board have been stopped. They were taken to the nearby ashrams and safe shelters.

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Highway was shut for over 24 hours earlier

Friday's incident happened hours after the highway was reopened for traffic on Thursday evening. It had been closed for over 24 hours after a 15-meter stretch of the highway, between Sayanachatti and Ranachatti, got washed away due to heavy rains on Wednesday. Due to this, only small vehicles were allowed to pass through, while the movement of buses and other heavy vehicles was suspended.

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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