Another landslide in Kedar valley
Natural calamities in Uttarakhand show no sign of abating. Within a week, another landslide incident has come to light in Kedar Valley. His pictures are also going viral on social media. In these pictures, one can clearly see how stones and boulders are sliding down from the top of the mountain. The Gaurakund-Son Prayag road has also been closed due to this land slide. In view of the situation, the administration has issued a warning to pilgrims and tourists going to Kedar valley. A land slide took place here on 1st August itself. The administration rescued the people trapped here with great difficulty.
According to the devotees and tourists who came to visit Kedar valley and have darshan of Baba Kedarnath, the hills of Kedar valley are cracking once again. Big boulders are breaking off the mountain and sliding down. From a distance, the entire hill is seen collapsing. Many people have captured the pictures and videos of such landslides happening in Kedar valley in their mobile phone cameras. These pictures and videos are going viral on social media. The pictures going viral are of Munkatiya between Sonprayag and Gaurikund, a major stop on the Kedarnath route.
Harvesting is done every year during the rains.
Let us tell you that Sonprayag is the confluence of Sen Ganga and Mandakini. Every year during the rainy season, especially when it rains heavily in the Himalayas, both these rivers bask in the sun. The strong flow of these rivers also causes erosion in the riparian areas. When these rivers wash downstream, the hills above begin to crack and thus landslides occur. Son Prayag-Gourkund road has been destroyed due to this erosion and landslide.
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Kedar Ghat walking path closed
In such a situation, this footpath connecting Son Prayag to Kedar Ghati has also been closed. Looking at the situation, the administration has warned the pilgrims and tourists of the danger and appealed them not to go through these routes. Let us tell you that on August 1 there was an incident of cloudburst and landslide in Kedar valley. About nine and a half thousand people were trapped in it. In such circumstances, the army had to be called to save the people. People trapped in flood waters were airlifted to safer places with the help of helicopters. More than half a dozen people also died in this accident.
