Rains lashed many places in Uttarakhand on Sunday, triggering landslides that blocked several roads, even as Ganga crossed the danger mark in Devprayag and warning level in Haridwar due to heavy release of water from the dam on the Alaknanda river.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Senthil Balaji on June 14 in a cash-for-jobs scam that allegedly took place when he was the transport minister in the AIADMK regime earlier.
A landslide triggered by heavy rain washed away part of a key highway in Uttarakhand's Chamoli today, leaving tourists stranded. A portion of National Highway 7, which leads to Badrinath, is covered in debris.
Weather department has issued a dust storm and thundershower alert for several districts in Uttarakhand, including Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Garhwal, Hardwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi
Meanwhile, the weather department has predicted unstable weather to continue in Uttarakhand as stormy conditions have been forecasted for the rest of this week across the Western Himalayan Region