Heavy boulders and landslide rubble block Gumkhal to Satpuli road, JCB on the job with traffic jam
On Gumkhal road , in between Gumkhal to Satpuli there have been a blockade with traffic jam occuring due to heavy boulders falling on the road in view of the landslide.
The JCB machine that is permanently stationed at Gumkhal started clearing the rubble and heavy boulders in order to clear the traffic.
Several trucks and cars are stuck due to the landslide.
This route from Kotdwar to Satpuli and further ahead to Pauri is a busy road on which ply buses from Delhi, Kotdwar towards Satpuli and Pauri via this road including cars, motorbikes, Max vehicles, scooties and trucks. The landslide resulting several heavy boulders falling on this road has blocked traffic.
The work of widening of roads is being undertaken from Gumkhal to Satpuli as a result during rains landslide is constantly coming down on this route.
During rains the expeditiously flowing massive water with silt comes down on this road like a gushing water making the roads extremely slippery and risky for commuting as from Gumkhal to Satpuli,
the entire stretch is slant.
