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.
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
After heavy rains caused severe havoc in the state of Uttarakhand damaging the route in the Rudraprayag district, restoration and rescue work is underway to evacuate the people stranded. Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman stated that as many as 3,000 stranded people have been rescued so fa
According to the Uttarakhand police, as many as 737 people were rescued by helicopter and at least 2,670 ppeople were taken to Sonprayag by the relief forces as of Thursday.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the disaster affected areas of Rudraprayag and Kedarnath route where roads broke due to river erosions and heavy rains on Thursday and inquired about the well-being of the devotees.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a field inspection of rescue and relief operations in the areas affected by heavy rains and disasters in Beheda area of Tehri Garhwal district.
At least 10 people have died and the concrete bridge and footbridge on the Kedarnath route have been damaged, following heavy rain in the area informed Uttarakhand State Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman on Thursday.
Amid the continuous rain, Shri Kedarnath Dham witnessed an influx of devotees on the second Monday of Shravan month. The enthusiasm among the devotees is high at the shrine. A large number of pilgrims and local devotees performed Jalabhishek and Dudhbhishek of Lord Kedarnath. On this occasio