Overview

• A 90-foot Bailey bridge at Limchagad built by the Indian Army and BRO has partially restored ground access to Dharali, enabling limited heavy-machinery deployment for road repairs.
• Official records show about 1,300 people airlifted since August 5 and an updated list of 68 missing individuals, including 24 Nepali labourers, has been released.
• India Meteorological Department alerts for heavy rain have grounded hundreds of helicopter sorties, forcing search teams to rely on sniffer dogs, ground-penetrating radar and divers.
• Uttarakhand authorities have begun disbursing ex-gratia payments of ₹5 lakh and distributing rations, blankets and other essentials by helicopter and pack animals while horticulture officials tally orchard losses.
• Geologists warn of a temporary lake upstream at Harsil that could breach under continued rain, posing fresh threats to unstable slopes around Dharali.