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India Gazette
9 hours ago
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand rain: Movement on Kedarnath Dham Yatra route near Sonprayag restricted
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], June 27 (ANI): District authorities have restricted movement on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand due to continuous rainfall. The road, which serves as base point for pilgrims traveling to Kedarnath, was obstructed entirely for the movement of passengers due to continuous debris and stones falling near Sonprayag shuttle bridge and in the sliding zone area near Munkatiya. Kedarnath Dham Yatra pilgrims were stopped at Sonprayag and Gaurikund for safety reasons, and when the debris was cleared, the movement of pilgrims was allowed again, Rudraprayag Police said in a statement. The opening and closing of the road is being controlled, and the movement of passengers is being ensured with extra caution by the concerned working agency, administrative officials and police. According to a statement by Rudraprayag Police due to continuous rain and debris falling from the hill above, there were difficulties in opening the road at both these places. When the road became smooth, they were sent on the Kedarnath Dham Yatra route, and those returning from Gaurikund were brought towards Sonprayag. The district police have appealed to the pilgrims coming to the Kedarnath Dham to come on the Kedarnath Dham Yatra with extra caution and monitor the weather forecast. Meanwhile, search and rescue operation continued on the second day on the Alaknanda River today for missing persons in the bus accident in which four people died in Rudraprayag on Thursday The death toll rose to four on Thursday after the body of a missing passenger was recovered near the Srinagar dam in Pauri Garhwal, around 40 kilometres from the accident site. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Inspector Manjari Negi said that a body of another deceased passenger in the Rudraprayag bus accident has been found floating near the dam in Srinagar. The deceased has been identified as Gauri Soni. The SDRF, assisted by the SSB, has deployed multiple teams along key points of the Alaknanda River. 'As soon as our team received this information, we all gathered here. One team of the SSB is also present. We divided the team into three parts--one near Goa Beach, one near Dhari Devi, and one on the dam. We have split the SSB team into these three sections and are constantly searching with binoculars and ourselves. Whatever we find here, we will recover. We have OVM and rafts. If anyone sees something, we will recover it,' Negi added. According to officials, the bus, which was travelling from Rudraprayag to Badrinath, collided with an oncoming vehicle in the Gholtir area and fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge before landing in the Alaknanda River. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Movement restricted in Rudraprayag as heavy rain disrupts Kedarnath Yatra
District authorities have restricted movement on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand due to continuous rainfall. Pilgrims who were stuck after landslides on Sonprayag-Munkatia trek, on Kedarnath route, being rescued, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (PTI) The road, which serves as base point for pilgrims traveling to Kedarnath, was obstructed entirely for the movement of passengers due to continuous debris and stones falling near Sonprayag shuttle bridge and in the sliding zone area near Munkatiya. Kedarnath Dham Yatra pilgrims were stopped at Sonprayag and Gaurikund for safety reasons, and when the debris was cleared, the movement of pilgrims was allowed again, Rudraprayag Police said in a statement. The opening and closing of the road is being controlled, and the movement of passengers is being ensured with extra caution by the concerned working agency, administrative officials and police. According to a statement by Rudraprayag Police due to continuous rain and debris falling from the hill above, there were difficulties in opening the road at both these places. When the road became smooth, they were sent on the Kedarnath Dham Yatra route, and those returning from Gaurikund were brought towards Sonprayag. The district police have appealed to the pilgrims coming to the Kedarnath Dham to come on the Kedarnath Dham Yatra with extra caution and monitor the weather forecast. Meanwhile, search and rescue operation continued on the second day on the Alaknanda River today for missing persons in the bus accident in which four people died in Rudraprayag on Thursday The death toll rose to four on Thursday after the body of a missing passenger was recovered near the Srinagar dam in Pauri Garhwal, around 40 kilometres from the accident site. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Inspector Manjari Negi said that a body of another deceased passenger in the Rudraprayag bus accident has been found floating near the dam in Srinagar. The deceased has been identified as Gauri Soni. The SDRF, assisted by the SSB, has deployed multiple teams along key points of the Alaknanda River. "As soon as our team received this information, we all gathered here. One team of the SSB is also present. We divided the team into three parts--one near Goa Beach, one near Dhari Devi, and one on the dam. We have split the SSB team into these three sections and are constantly searching with binoculars and ourselves. Whatever we find here, we will recover. We have OVM and rafts. If anyone sees something, we will recover it," Negi added. According to officials, the bus, which was travelling from Rudraprayag to Badrinath, collided with an oncoming vehicle in the Gholtir area and fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge before landing in the Alaknanda River.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
3 Badrinath pilgrims killed, 9 missing as bus plunges into Alaknanda river
1 2 3 4 5 6 Dehradun: Three people died, eight were injured and nine remain missing after a 31-seater bus carrying 19 pilgrims and the driver fell into the Alaknanda river near Gholtir in Rudraprayag district around 7.30am on Thursday. The vehicle, part of the ongoing Char Dham yatra, was heading to Badrinath from Rudraprayag when it reportedly collided with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction near a sharp bend, lost control and plunged nearly 300 metres into the river. The steep terrain and strong river currents hampered rescue efforts. The bus was carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra — all members of an extended family. The bodies of Vishal Soni, 42, and Gauri Soni, 41, from Madhya Pradesh, and Drimmy, 17, from Gujarat were sent for autopsy. Satyendra Singh Bhandari, a member of the Red Cross Society rescue team and resident of the area, said, "The bus tumbled down the slope with a loud crash. Villagers nearby immediately rushed to the scene and began helping with rescue efforts." The injured, including four women and two children, were initially rushed to the district hospital. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Four — Deepika Soni, Hemlata Soni, Ishwar Soni and the driver, Sumit Kumar — were later airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh. Sumit, 23, a resident of Kankhal in Haridwar, said, "I was driving at a speed of hardly around 10–20 kmph. We were going comfortably listening to bhajans when a truck hit the bus hard and it plunged into the gorge. " The rescue operation, coordinated by SDRF, DDRF, local police, NDRF, fire services and the Indian Army, faced extreme difficulty due to the narrow curves, fast-moving river and deep gorge. Some passengers were reportedly thrown from the bus during the fall, which aided their survival and facilitated immediate rescue. The nine missing passengers included Lalit Kumar Soni, 48, Sanjay Soni, 55, and Sushila Soni, 77, from Rajasthan; Mauli Soni, 19, Cheshta, 12, Mayuri, 24, and Chetna Soni, 52, from Gujarat; Ravi Bhavasar, 28, from Madhya Pradesh; and Kamlesh Jethwa, 35, from Maharashtra. The injured included Amita Soni, 49, and Katta Ranjana Ashok, 54, from Maharashtra; Soni Bhavna Ishwar, 43, and Bhavya Soni, 7, from Gujarat; and Parth Soni, 10, from Madhya Pradesh. SP Rudraprayag Akshay Khonde confirmed that all passengers were part of the same extended family. "Divers have been deployed, and a massive search operation is underway along the river. The terrain and high water level are posing major challenges," he said. The crash occurred in a known danger zone of the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, where repeated monsoon-triggered landslides and blind curves increase accident risks. In June last year, 14 people died in a similar crash when a tempo fell into the river at Raitoli. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the crash, and a review of emergency response protocols along the route is underway.
