Dehradun - Many people were stranded at Gangortri-Rishikesh highway as landslides triggered by heavy rain blocked vehicular traffic at Narendranagar in Tehri district of Uttarakhand. The workers were pressed to clear the landslides at Narendranagar where hundreds of vehicles were waiting for the clearance of the road, an official of disaster management department said.

"We expect the road to be cleared in the next 8 to 12 hours," the official said. However, other roads to shrines like Badrinath were clear, he said. Meanwhile, overall weather conditions improved in the state this morning after a heavy downpour last night.