Pawan Rana, a helicopter operator, said, "Online tickets are available on IRCTC, while offline tickets can be obtained through the District Magistrate or Sector Magistrate. We operate around 20 to 30 shuttles daily, serving over 150 pilgrims."
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.
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.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself is monitoring the rescue operation going on in Kedarghati for the last 72 hours. About 400 passengers were sent from Kedarnath to Lincholi. 110 passengers sent on the Chaumasi track reached Chaumasi safely. Continuous efforts are being m
Requesting the reconstruction of damaged roads, he said that after the rains, the movement of tourists in the state, including Char Dham Yatra, will increase rapidly, for which it is necessary to repair the roads on time.
After 15 people lost their lives in the cloudburst and landslides along the Kedarnath Yatra route, teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Air Force started joint rescue and relief operations for the stranded pilgrims.
According to the Secretary, the rescue operation of the passengers stranded in the Kedarnath and Kedarnath route due to heavy rains on 31st July is going on a war footing.
Three people are dead and eight were injured in a landslide in the Chidwasa region of Rudraprayad district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Kedarnath Yatra route this morning when the devotees were on their way to Kedarnath Dham from Gaurikund on foot.
The search and rescue operation for missing persons after a landslide at Gaurikund in Uttarakhand continued on Sunday, said authorities. Twenty people are still missing and three persons were killed in the landslide that occurred on Friday, according to officials.