From bustling village to silent graves: TOI's ground report from devastated Dharali

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Ashish Mishra
TNN Aug 13, 2025, 17:40 IST IST

A bustling halt for pilgrims only days ago, Dharali is now marked by a quiet that hangs heavy over the uneven landscape, a TOI team that crossed rivers, trudged up up slippery boulders and through forests, and trekked for 26 hours to reach the village found out.

DHARALI

(

UTTARKASHI

DISTRICT): To say it is difficult to reach Dharali after the floods ravaged it on August 5 would be a great understatement.
Landslides have turned the roads into narrow ledges where a misstep could mean a fall into the river. Sections of tarmac have given way and the riverbank is choked with silt and fallen tree trunks.

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