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A stretch of road on the Kedarnath Yatra route in Rudraprayag was damaged due to monsoon rains. (Ministry of Public Transport)
Management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said traffic on the route has been stopped near the shuttle service bridge at Sonprayag
The Sonprayag-Kedarnath road was damaged on Saturday due to rising water levels in the Soane river, disrupting traffic on the route. Traffic on the route has been halted near the shuttle service bridge at Sonprayag, district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said. He said the water levels of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers are also rising.
The area was hit by heavy rain on Friday night. Rajewal said the authorities were repairing the damaged roads in Somprayag. He appealed to pilgrims heading to Kedarnath to stay in safe places until the weather improves and the road is reopened to traffic.