2 dead, 1 feared trapped under boulders on Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal

Two people were killed after being hit by shooting stones on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district early on Monday.

Another person is feared trapped under the boulders near the Kaudiyala area of the district, they said according to sources. More details are awaited.

The Badrinath highway stretch in the Chamoli district was blocked after a landslide near a camp of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) late on Sunday, sources reported.

The operations to clear the debris on the highway in the Gauchar area of the district are underway.