Massive landslide in Uttarakhand blocks national highway, no casualty
Rudraprayag: Travelers near here had to hold from continuing their journey as a part of a hillock collapsed on Thursday and the road was closed as a precautionary measure by officials.
National Highway 109 was closed for public travel after a massive landslide near Tarsali village in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, on Thursday. There was no loss of life due to the landslide as the locals forewarned the travelers of the possible danger, the ANI sources said.
As a result, one could see a line of vehicles waiting to pass the blockade by the debris of the hillock.
Traffic movement on the National Highway 109 would soon resume, said the sources. Mayur Dixit, the district magistrate, had permitted the reopening of the main road after clearance of the debris on the stretch.
The magistrate had also assured, “The travelers had been placed at safe venues,” the sources added.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: NH-109 in the Rudraprayag district blocked yesterday after a sudden landslide led to the roll down of debris near Tarsali Village
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 22, 2022
DM Mayur Dixit said, all travellers stopped at safe places. Once the debris is cleared, vehicular movement will be started. pic.twitter.com/tb4Sz61AsR
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Population control policies, UCC require public cooperation: RSS chief
Mysuru (Karnataka) (PTI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said population control policies and the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code required public cooperation and long-term thinking, and asserted that caste-based politics would disappear only when society stopped identifying with caste divisions.
Addressing an interaction session after delivering a lecture on "Social Harmony as a Catalyst for National Development" at JSS Mahavidyapeetha here, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief also called for harmony among religions and communities. He urged people to practise equality in social life through conduct rather than slogans.
"Because society remembers caste, politicians take advantage of it. Their legitimate aim is to get votes. If they cannot get votes through work, they will get votes through caste," he said.
Replying to a question on the Population Control Bill and Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Bhagwat said the RSS was not the government but a social organisation and emphasised that laws could succeed only with public participation.
"People must first be educated. Policy is necessary, but policy can only succeed with public cooperation," he said.
Referring to population control measures during the Emergency period, Bhagwat said aggressive enforcement had led to public resentment and political backlash.
