Actress Kavita Kaushik is stuck in the landslide in Joshimath on the Badrinath route, Uttarakhand, for the past four days. In a span of a week this is just one of the several landslides she has encountered on this visit of hers to Badrinath. Kavita, is as of now in Joshimath, staying at an army camp with her husband Ronnit Biswas.

Speaking to us from the army camp that Kavita has taken shelter in, the FIR actress tells us, “There are more than a thousand cars stuck on the highway, so you can imagine the number of people stranded here. The police, army and Border Road Organization have been working round the clock relentlessly to clear the roads. But they clear one slide and there is another one following that. It is a harrowing time for them but they are ensuring that all the tourists remain safe and as comfortable as possible. It has been quite scary but I salute the Uttarakhand police and the Army who are ensuring that the tourists are safe and comfortable as much as possible.”

Kavita was visiting Badrinath along with husband Ronnit, her pet dog and cousin to celebrate Ronnit’s birthday on July 5. “We drove down from Dehradun to Badrinath and had a very good time there. The darshan was fantastic due to the police and the temple committee’s help,” says Kavita.

The next day Kavita visited Mana, the first Indian village from the China side. “The trip to Mana was heavenly. We bathed in waterfalls, went on treks and chased mountain streams. But that very day there was a landslide there and we were stuck in Mana for three days. Tab tak toh it was fun as Mana is a beautiful place and I love mountains as it is. On July 8 when the roads were cleared, we came down to Joshimath. And as we reached here, we were told that there were two huge landslides near where we were and the highway was completely blocked. So it’s been three days since we have been here. We are at an army camp with my husband’s friend who is an Army officer and being taken care of very well. But there are so many others who are stranded,”

She added, “You know the restaurant and hotels enroute were charging money as much as Rs. 200 from everyone who wanted to use the restroom, but the police and the army personnel went to all of them and instructed them to help all the tourists stranded. As of now there are more than a thousand cars stuck on the roads. So you can imagine just how many people there are here.”

Wanting to be back in Doon soon, Kavita says, “Being stuck here for four days is making me restless. I have an important event to attend in Kashipur. I’m so stressed about it. I am just hoping that we can get out soon now as I hate to break my commitments.”