In the district Chamoli, 20 landslides and 11 landslide zones are activated.

Chamoli: Badrinath highway has reached a dilapidated condition due to intermittent rains this time. On the highway, 20 landslides and 11 landslide zones have become active. Several old landslide zones have also been activated. Due to this the movement of vehicles going in dangerous.

The land slides once again have undertaken after five years of treatment between Pursari and Maithana. About 100 meters of the highway is fast sinking towards Alaknanda here. Due to the hill cutting zone under the All Weather Road Project work on the Badrinath Highway, old landslide areas have become active again.

The landslide started in the year 1999 at Prathadeep near Nandprayag. Landslides occurred here continuously for about three years. The road widening work was done here by the Border Roads Organization without disturbing the landslide area. After which the landslide had stopped.