Uttarkashi: Fraud in Kyark Village Due to the rise of Papadgad, cracks in many homes - landslide and flash flow causes destruction in Kyark Village

Updated: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:18 PM (IST) in Kyark Village of Uttarkashi, due to heavy rain, was Papadgarh in spate, which caused many hectares of agricultural land and cracks in residential homes. There is an atmosphere of panic among the residents. The landslide poses a threat to the town and the footbridge is damaged. The traffic on Gangotri highway was interrupted and stones fell near the Tambakhani tunnel. Jagran Team, Uttarkashi/Bhatwadi. Thursday night at three o’clock there was chaos in the Kyark village Bhatwadi Tehsil due to the sudden rise of Papadagad (Barsati Nalla). For this reason, where many hectares of agricultural land have swept away. At the same time, there were cracks in the courtyard of three to four homes in town. There is an atmosphere of panic among the residents due to cracks in the courtyard of the houses. The town is also threatened for years by the increase in active landslides under the town. Remove ad, just read the news as the disaster in the Harshil-Dharli region on August 5 was the constant rainfall in the district the cause of a disaster. Last Thursday night, due to stormy rain, the Papad came from the Dayara Bugyal area in Bhatwadi Tehsil suddenly at three o’clock in the spate. For this reason, many hectares of agricultural land were washed away due to erosion. At the same time, cracks occurred in residential buildings of Vipin Rana, Suman Singh, Sanjay Singh, Vijendra Singh, Sajjan Singh, Harban Singh, Kulvir Singh, etc. From Kyark Village. The villagers who panicked had to leave the house at night and take shelter in the village in safe places. Former town head Vipin Rana said active landslides have also been increasing under the town for years, causing a threat to the town. Tell that in the past there has been talking about displacing the geological survey of the town, but to date no action has been taken in this direction so far. The footbridge connecting the PHC and Block Office was damaged due to the damaged Nava River to the rise of the Navala River, the footbridge linking the Bhatwadi Primary Health Center and the Block Office was damaged. At the same time, the highway is also at risk due to land, forcing the locals to move by jeopardizing their lives. As a result of the boom of Papadagad, the bridge built on the Gangotri highway survived the Papad Gad, the bridge on the Gangotri highway also survived now. The debris, rocks and large trees come above the bridge because of the boom of Papad. It also stopped traffic on the national highway. However, on information, Bro later recovered traffic by removing debris and boulder. Stones collapsed before the mouth of the Tambakhani tunnel, also in the morning from the Varunavat mountain on the market of the Tambakhani tunnel in the district headquarters. However, it is a matter of honor that no one came under the grip of these stones, otherwise a major accident could have occurred. At the same time, the debris behind the open tunnel also came on the highway during the rain. As a result, vehicles had to have problems here.