The Uttarakhand government told the court that mule tracks and footpaths were being restored so that supplies to villages is restored. "every effort is being made to restore normalcy", the court was told.
The state government told the court that some people in Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri have refused to leave the place as they have said that they would leave only after the doors of their temples are closed in third week of November. However, the court was told that in case they decide to leave early, special arrangements would be made to evacuate them.
The court has given the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) two weeks time to file its affidavit.
