Alaknanda is in spate due to continuous rain in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. Houses built on its banks have submerged. At the same time, the route has been blocked after a landslide in Gaurikund, a stopover of the Kedarnath Yatra. The road was closed due to landslide near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani on the Badrinath Highway, it has now been opened.
