The landslide occurred on Wednesday, July 30, near Munkatiya, on a trek route which leads to the Kedarnath temple, reported news agency PTI.
This left about 2,000 pilgrims stranded in Gaurikund region, as per Rudraprayag Police.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have started working on their rescue to safer sides. “They are being brought safely to Sonprayag,” Akshay Prahlad Konde, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Rudraprayag Police said, as per PTI.
????गौरीकुण्ड व सोनप्रयाग के मध्य मार्ग बाधित होने पर केदारनाथ से गौरीकुण्ड होकर वापस आ रहे श्रद्धालुओं को सुरक्षाबलों द्वारा वैकल्पिक मार्ग से वापस सोनप्रयाग भिजवाया जा रहा है।@uksdrf#RudraprayagPolice #UttarakhandPolice pic.twitter.com/fGYWZF0lIf
— Rudraprayag Police Uttarakhand (@RudraprayagPol) July 30, 2025
“Around 50 to 70 metres of the road between Munkatiya and Gaurikund has been completely washed out. An alternative pedestrian route which was being used is also broken,” Konde said in a video statement shared by the Uttarakhand Police on X (formerly Twitter).
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“As the quantity of landslide debris is huge, it will take two to three days for the path to become smooth,” Konde added.
He added that the update on the opening of the road and resuming of the yatra will be shared through social media handles of the police.
लगातार हो रही बारिश के चलते गौरीकुण्ड से सोनप्रयाग की तरफ (करीब 1.5 किलोमीटर दूरी पर) पहाड़ी से सड़क पर बोल्डर्स, मलबा पत्थर आने से मार्ग कल सांयकाल से पूरी तरह से आवागमन हेतु बाधित हो गया है। इस सम्बन्ध में पुलिस अधीक्षक, रुद्रप्रयाग अक्षय प्रल्हाद कोंडे की बाईट- pic.twitter.com/WoszU6C5yM
— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) July 30, 2025
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