Proof : Our Alert Comes True...
Heavy Landslide in Badrinath Anticipated on July 12, 2009 occurs on July 19,2009
(10,000 Pilgrims Trapped)
Badrinath cut off, pilgrims advised not to visit area
Dehra Dun, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttarakhand government today issued an advisory asking pilgrims not to visit Badrinath shrine for time being after it was cut off from the rest of the country due to a cloudburst in Chamoli district.District Magistrate Chamoli Arun Dhaundiyal today issued the advisory asking pilgrims not to come to Badrinath temple where a big stretch of road at Lambagar was snapped due to cloudburst last night.
Dhaundiyal told PTI that 1,000 pilgrims were struck at various points in and around Badrinath and the district administration was trying to provide facilities like food items to them. The road is expected to be repaired by Wednesday.Meanwhile, BRO personnel have started work to repair the road and clear debris on the Badrinath-Rishikesh highway at Lambagar, a highly fragile zone in the Himalayan belt.
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