State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) along with Uttarakhand police in a joint operation rescued 13 people after a vehicle crashed near Gaurikund on Shri Kedarnath Yatra route in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag on Wednesday.
As the monsoon season has come to an end, Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra once again picked up pace as on Tuesday evening the number of devotees visiting has reached 11 lakhs 83 thousand 370.
Bollywood actress and former Miss India Universe, Urvashi Rautela, made a heartfelt visit to the revered Shri Badrinath Dham and Shri Kedarnath Dham on Tuesday, accompanied by her family.
On the birthday of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, falling in the Bhadrapada month on Shukla Paksha Trayodashi, prayers and havan were performed by the Badrinath - Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) in Badrinath and Kedarnath on Monday.
The District Magistrate of Rudraprayag, Saurabh Gaharwar on Tuesday inspected the damaged road and landslide-affected area between Sonprayag to Gaurikund by conducting a ground inspection of the Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra route.
"Very sad news was received that some passengers were buried under debris between Sonprayag-Munkatiya (Rudraprayag). The local administration, NDRF and SDRF teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. I am also in touch with the concerned officials and monitoring the rescue operation.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar said that Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police has been ordered to investigate the matter of putting up sign boards banning and imposing penalties on the entry of people belonging to certain communities in some villages of Kedar Valley in
Harish Gaur, media in-charge of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee on Saturday said that in order of the announcement of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madmaheshwar Dham, the second Kedar of the Panch Kedars, will be developed and along with this, the temple of Maa Ga
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved special assistance amount for the loss caused by heavy rains in the Kedarnath area of Rudraprayag district.