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Landslide halts traffic on Badrinath national highway

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Press Trust of India Gopeshwar (Uttarakhand)
Last Updated : Feb 06 2020 | 8:14 PM IST

A landslide occurred on Thursday near Nandprayag in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district bringing tonnes of rubble on the Badrinath National Highway and disrupting traffic.

The landslide happened during the widening of a road for the Chardham all-weather road project.

The rubble spread up to Nandprayag-Masau Road and also partially damaged some houses in the area creating panic among residents, the District Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said.

However, there was no casualty, he said.

The debris brought traffic on the route to a halt, the DDMO said.

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First Published: Feb 06 2020 | 8:14 PM IST

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