Dehradun, July 5 -- Uttarakhand continues to reel under the impact of an unrelenting monsoon, with reports of widespread devastation emerging from several districts. Several roads including major highways have caved in, many houses have been washed away, and normal life has come to a grinding halt in many parts of the state.

While the Gangotri Highway has been reopened to traffic following sustained efforts by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), access to major pilgrimage sites such as Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Badrinath remains disrupted due to landslides, heaps of debris, and incessant rainfall. Thousands of pilgrims and local residents are stranded, grappling with mounting hardships.

The Bhatwari region of Uttarkashi district along ...