India, Jan. 24 -- Moderate to heavy snowfall across Uttarakhand since Friday disrupted life, leaving pilgrims and residents stranded on snowbound roads, particularly in Uttarkashi district, officials said on Saturday.

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), state police, Border Roads Organisation, and Public Works Department rescued people stranded at multiple locations in Uttarkashi. Nearly 200 people in around 50 vehicles were rescued from Jarmola Dhar along the Yamunotri highway. Officials said the driver of a vehicle refused to abandon it and remained at the site even as the rest were rescued.

Uttarkashi disaster management officer Shardul Gusain said that rescuers evacuated 18 people, including women and children, stranded at Cho...