About 1,500 pilgrims are stranded on the Rishikesh-Gangotri route since Thursday. Over 20 villages still cut off. The toll on life and property is rising as monsoon wreaks havoc in the hills. The scale of destruction goes up with each passing year

Dehradun: On Thursday morning, about 160 vehicles carrying more than 1,500 tourists and pilgrims from Gangotri and Uttarkashi were stranded on the 300km Rishikesh-Gangotri road due to fresh landslides on the route. Four days on, the stretch is yet to be cleared. The nightmare continues for those stuck on this arterial road.