Scary video of massive landslide near Patalganga Langsi tunnel in Uttarakhand goes viral. Watch

Soon after the landslide, Uttarakhand Police updated the commuters about the traffic disruptions.

Uttarakhand Police updated the commuters about the traffic disruptions (Image source: @uttarakhandcops/X)

A day after a massive landslide in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli disrupted the Badrinath National Highway, another destructive landslide occurred on the Patalganga Langsi tunnel. The video of the incident—shot from a distance—shows a large portion of the hill falling onto the road. Onlookers could be heard screaming.

Sharing the video on X, Uttarakhand Police updated the commuters about the traffic disruptions on the Badrinath National Highway. “The road has been blocked due to landslide from the hill near Patalganga Langsi Tunnel on Badrinath National Highway,” Uttarakhand Police wrote.

Watch the video here:

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

बद्रीनाथ राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर पातालगंगा लंगसी टनल के पास पहाड़ी से भूस्खलन होने के कारण सड़क मार्ग अवरुद्ध हो गया है।#UttarakhandPolice @chamolipolice pic.twitter.com/kx2kOSfpJs

— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) July 10, 2024

Reacting to the video, a user wrote, “After creating a highway why don’t you we plant good amount of trees there? Start using an helicopter and sow some seeds all across the region and see the difference.” Another user commented, “So scary.”

“What have they done to Uttarakhand! never was before like this when no char dham road was being built,” a third user reacted.

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On Tuesday, a similar incident took place at Chundu Dhar in Joshimath. According to reports, the Badrinath Highway was blocked last week too, after debris fell and piled up at two locations in Chamoli. The disruption left many commuters stranded.

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On Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Uttarakhand, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in the state over the next three-four days in the Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pauri districts of Uttarakhand.