The considerable snowfall experienced in the mountainous regions has blocked about 122 roads in various districts of the state. Electricity supply has also been disrupted in some mountain villages and towns. The authorities are undertaking efforts to clear the roads and restore the power supply. According to informationa provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), in the Rudraprayag district the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway number 107 is open for traffic though five rural motor roads are blocked due to snowfall.
In the Dehradun district, the stretch of national highway 707A under Doiwala division from Chakrata to Tyuni is blocked at Lokhandi due to snowfall while under the Dehradun division the stretch from Buranshkhanda to Kanatal is blocked. Apart from this, 10 rural motor roads are also blocked in the district. Similarly, in the Pauri district the Ramnagar-Dhumakot—Buakhal national highway number 121 is blocked between Saneldhar and Nainidhar due to snowfall.
This highway is also blocked between Pithsain and Bungidhar and between Chipalghat Chaurikhal and Thalisain. The Marchula-Saraikhet-Bejro-Pokhda-Satpuli state highway and the Thalisain-Bhuridhar-Dehghat state highway are also blocked due to snowfall.
In addition to these, 11 rural motor roads are blocked in the district. In the Uttarkashi district, the Rishikesh—Gangotri national highway number 108 is blocked ahead of Bhatwadi while the Rishikesh—Yamunotri national highway number 94 is blocked ahead of Raditop. The Chinyalisaur-Suvakholi—Mussoorie-Dehradun road and the Uttarkashi-Lambgaon-Srinagar motor road are also blocked due to snowfall. Additionally, 45 rural motor roads are blocked in the district.
Similarly, in the Chamoli district the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway number 58 is open to traffic though power supply has been disrupted in at least four villages. The Gopeshwar—Chopta motor road, Joshimath—Malar motor road and Joshimath-Auli motor road are also blocked in addition to 14 rural motor roads blocked due to snowfall. In the Tehri district, the Batakhal—Dhanaulti national highway number 707A is blocked while the Raipur-Kumalda state highway is blocked near Kaddukhal and the Badethi-Banchaura state highway is blocked near the milestone 52 apart from five rural motor roads also blocked in the district due to snowfall. While the situation is normal in Haridwar district, in Nainital, the power supply has been disrupted in Padampuri, Mukteshwar and Okhalkanda areas.
In the Champawat district the Kathgodam-Padampuri—Maurnaula-Devidhura—Lohaghat Pancheshwar state highway is blocked by snowfall while the Mach—Tamli state highway is also blocked. Two rural motor roads each are blocked in Almora and Bageshwar districts. Power supply in some villages has also been disrupted in Bageshwar.
