A portion of Badrinath National Highway was washed away in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district affecting traffic movement following heavy rainfall in the region. Earlier on Friday, a section of the Gairsain-Karnprayag National Highway-109 near Kalimati in Chamoli was washed away. The Badrinath National Highway was also blocked in five places between Nandprayag and Badrinath on Friday due to landslides.