Devotees Rescued After They Got Stuck At Jungle Chatti On Their Back From Kedarnath Temple
The stranded pilgrims were returning from Kedarnath temple when they had to stop due to incessant rainfall. The tourists were shifted to Gauri Kund, said SDRF. One 55-year-old devotee, who was facing difficulty in walking was shifted on a stretcher, as per SDRF.
State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) along with Uttarakhand police rescued at least 22 devotees stuck at Jungle Chaati on Monday. The stranded pilgrims were returning from Kedarnath temple when they had to stop due to incessant rainfall.
The tourists were shifted to Gauri Kund, said SDRF. One 55-year-old devotee, who was facing difficulty in walking was shifted on a stretcher, as per SDRF.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: SDRF & Police y'day rescued around 22 devotees stuck at Jungle Chatti amid incessant rainfall, while coming back from Kedarnath Temple. They were shifted to Gauri Kund. One 55-yr-old devotee, who was facing difficulty in walking, was shifted on a stretcher. pic.twitter.com/lVkFFHS8Dj
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Char Dham Yatra halted due to bad weather
The matter came to light when SDRF Sonprayag received information late on Monday from outpost Sonprayag that some tourists were stranded near Jungle Chatti. Following which, the SDRF immediately sent a rescue team amid torrential rain and thunder.
The Char Dham Yatra was halted by the state government advising people to not continue on the journey until the weather improves.
Met dept
Earlier on Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Uttarakhand predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the state over the next few days. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also took a detailed review of the situation from the disaster control room of the state secretariat.
Uttarakhand helpline number: 01353520100
The state government has been monitoring the situation further deploying forces to rescue people and take them to safer places. A helpline number 01353520100 has been provided for tourists seeking assistance.
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Issuing the helpline number, the Uttarakhand Tourism Department wrote, "Heavy rainfall is occurring in many areas of Uttarakhand. Due to this, Shri Badrinath Dham Yatra has been stopped for some time. Snowfall in the upper regions of the state and moderate to intense thunder in some areas along with lightning and hail is also expected."
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