The Shri Badrinath - Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) will be providing pilgrims with free accommodation facilities in all their rest houses in case of road blockage during monsoon season.
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Sunday announced the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state before State Foundation Day on November 9.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday informed that approximately 17,000 people have been evacuated and efforts to restore electricity and telecommunication are underway in the ongoing rescue operation and restoration works in the disaster-affected areas.
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
Speaking to ANI, ADC Ganderbal, Gulzar Ahmad informed that no loss of lives has been reported and that the priority is to clear the road. He further added that the people whose houses were affected have been rescued and shifted to safer places.
Owing to heavy rain, multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have hit several states of the country including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala during the last few days.
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.
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.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is continuously monitoring the relief and rescue operations in the disaster-affected areas of the state, officials said.
Rudraprayag District Administration and various security forces are continuing the rescue operation for the pilgrims and other residents who have been stranded in Kedarghati due to damage to the roads in Kedar Valley following heavy rain.