The incident took place on the Gwalior-Shivpuri link road, where the Kanwariyas were walking on the roadside. A car traveling at high speed had a burst tire, causing the driver to lose control and collide with the pilgrims.
Several colonies located along the Shivpuri Road were severely affected. Cars, bikes and other four-wheelers parked outside homes were submerged in floodwater.
During the discussion, Scindia requested approval of development projects worth Rs 250 crore for these districts. According to a release, issues related to the development of Northeast India were also discussed.
The accident occurred on AB road near Bhadaura village under the jurisdiction of Myana Police station in the district at around 2:30 am. All the passengers were the residents of Rajora village in Shivpuri district and they came to Mawan village in Guna district as part of a wedding processio
Six bodies were recovered so far among the seven people- three women and four children, an official said on Wednesday, adding that efforts are on to search the remaining one.
The incident occurred late Tuesday evening, after which the rescue operations began. A team of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) and local divers resumed search and rescue operations on Wednesday morning when the boat carrying devotees capsized.
Shivpuri Superintendent of Police (SP) Aman Singh Rathore told ANI, "In the backwaters of the Matatila Dam, there is an ancient Siddh Baba temple, and the local villagers were going there. The boat capsized and seven people are missing, three women and four children. Eight people had escaped
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the tragic boat capsized at Matatila Dam near Khaniyadhana police station in Shivpuri district.
A boat carrying devotees capsized at Mata Tila Dam near Khaniyadhana police station in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Seven people, including three women, are missing, the police said.
It is the state's ninth and the country's 58th national tiger reserve. CM Yadav released a tigress brought as part of the reintroduction process into the open habitat of the reserve on the occasion.
Madhav Tiger Reserve is located in Shivpuri district and its reserved forest area is 32429.52 hectares, the protected forest area is 2422 hectares, and the revenue area is 2671.824 hectares. Thus, the total area is 37523.344 hectares or 375.233 sq. km.