Heavy rains washed away vital road bridge on Kedarnath route

Heavy rains washed away a vital bridge over Mandakini river between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on way to Kedarnath. Heavy rains have sent the Mandakini river into spate as a result of which the motor bridge between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on way to the shrine was washed away. Yatra to Kedarnath was suspended earlier today with heavy rains lashing Rudraprayag district since last night amid a MeT department warning of heavy rain and landslides in high altitude areas of the state for the next 48 hours.