New Delhi: An avalanche struck behind the Kedarnath Dham in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand on Saturday morning. However, no damage was reported to the temple said the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President.
"An avalanche occurred this morning in the Himalayan region but no damage was sustained to the Kedarnath temple," Ajendra Ajay, President, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
A video of the avalanche captured shows huge block of glacier sliding down a slope of mountain behind the temple. It is the second incident of an avalanche near the Kedarnath Temple in ten days.
After the avalanche, information regarding the status of the Yatra is still to be posted by the government or the temple committe, ANI reported.
This is the second avalanche, earlier on September 22, a similar incident had occurred in the catchment of Chorabari Glacier at Kedarnath Dham. Chorabari Glacier is situated at a distance of about 5 km behind Kedarnath temple. It has been raining heavily in the state for the last few days.
National Highway (NH)- 109 at Rudraprayag was blocked with long queues of vehicles after a sudden landslide led to the roll down of debris from the hill near Tarsali village in Rudraprayag Thursday. The blockage of the NH lead to long queues of vehicles being formed on both sides of the road, ANI reported.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 22 reviewed the ongoing reconstruction works in Badrinath and Kedarnath through virtual medium and inquired about the progress of the reconstruction works of the temples. The meeting was virtually attended by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami from the Secretariat, reported ANI.