The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working towards re-linking the Uttarakhand with the rest of the country and is hopeful of providing full connectivity to the Kedarnath shrine by September, the Union department Minister Oscar Fernandes. The restoration work has started but there are stretches where the entire road has been washed out, where new roads have to be build. This may go beyond one or two months, he added.
Exuding confidence Fernandes said that by September, the government machinery and workforce will be able to restore connectivity to the (Kedarnath) shrine. Heavy monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand on June 16 and 17, with thousands of people affected and several hundreds dead. Himachal Pradesh was also hit by floods due to rains.
Broken roads in the worst-hit Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts affected supply of relief material to the areas. The supplies are being dispatched in choppers to affected areas of Uttarakhand.
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