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UTTARANCHAL, INDIA, May 16, 2002: The Kailash-Mansarovar route along the Pithoragarh-Dharchoola road in Uttaranchal has been cut off following landslides triggered by heavy rains disrupting vehicular traffic, officials said in Pithoragarh on Thursday. Heavy rains, accompanied by a hailstorm, lashed Pithoragarh district on Wednesday evening causing the landslides, which blocked a four-metre stretch of the road, they said. Pithoragarh District Magistrate Rajiv Joshi told PTI that Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel were working round the clock to clear the landslides. BRO officials said it would take about one week to clear the road for heavy traffic. No casualties have been reported in the area, Joshi added. Landslides along this route are common and one year resulted in the death of many pilgrims. Indian citizens are allowed to enter China to reach Kailas by this road, while nationals of other countries trek through Nepal.

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