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Uttarakhand: Two dead, seven missing after cloudburst triggers landslide in Uttarkashi
Two labourers were killed and seven remain missing after a cloudburst triggered a landslide at an under-construction hotel site in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday morning, PTI reported. The cloudburst had prompted authorities to suspend the Char Dham Yatra for 24 hours. The order was lifted on Monday. However, officials have been instructed to stop vehicular traffic depending on the weather conditions in their respective districts, Hindustan Times reported. The landslide occurred around 2.12 am on Sunday near the Silai Band area on the Yamunotri National Highway, according to The Indian Express. The highway is a critical route to the Yamunotri temple, one of the four pilgrimage sites of the Char Dham Yatra. The labourers' campsite hit by the landslide housed 29 road construction workers. Their tents were swept away with a sudden surge of rainwater and debris, PTI reported. Twenty workers were rescued, while two bodies were recovered approximately 18 km downstream along the Yamuna riverbanks near Tiladi Shaheed Smaraka. Those who died were identified as 43-year-old Kewal Bisht from Nepal and 55-year-old Duje Lal from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district. Of the seven missing persons, four are from Nepal and three from Uttarakhand's Dehradun district. According to Uttarkashi Magistrate Prashant Arya, the landslide originated from a newly formed zone near the campsite, an area previously considered safe. 'While the rubble was cascading near the hotel, the labourers' shelter or campsite got swept away,' he was quoted as saying by IANS. are underway by personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, police and local authorities, ANI reported. सिलाई बैंड भूस्खलन अपडेट। यमुनोत्री राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग स्थान पालीगाड़ से करीब 4 किमी0 आगे सिलाई बैंड के पास हुये अतिवृष्टि (भूस्खलन) स्थल पर पुलिस, फायर, SDRF, NDRF, राजस्व, NH बडकोट, स्वास्थ्य विभाग आदि आपदा राहत टीमें लगातार खोज एवं बचाव कार्य में जुटी है। — Uttarkashi Police Uttarakhand (@UttarkashiPol) June 29, 2025 Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Uttarakhand on Monday, warning of extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar, Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar. Continuous rainfall since Saturday has caused rivers to swell and damaged infrastructure in the state. A 10-metre stretch of the Yamunotri Highway was washed away and roads near Nandprayag, Bhaneropani and the Sonprayag–Munkatia trek route to Kedarnath were blocked by fresh landslides, The Independent reported. उक्त स्थान पर यमुनोत्री हाइवे का 10-12 मीटर हिस्सा वास आउट हो गया है, मार्ग को सुचारु करने का कार्य जारी है, मार्ग सुचारु होने मे समय लग सकता है। सुरक्षा के दृष्टिगत पुलिस द्वारा तीर्थंयात्रियों को सुरक्षित स्थानों पर रोका गया है। #RoadUpdate #rescue — Uttarkashi Police Uttarakhand (@UttarkashiPol) June 29, 2025 On Sunday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated he is in contact with local officials and has directed all necessary resources toward rescue and relief operations. Bus accident toll rises to six The death toll from the bus accident in the state's Rudraprayag district has risen to six after the body of a pilgrim was recovered in Haridwar, around 150 km downstream from where the vehicle plunged into the Alaknanda River, PTI reported. The pilgrim was identified as 48-year-old Lalit Kumar Soni from Pratap Chowk Gogunda in Rajasthan. The vehicle, which had 20 people, including the driver, on board, met with the accident near Gholthir village on Badrinath National Highway, located between the Rudraprayag and Gauchar districts, on Thursday. The vehicle was on its way to Badrinath Dham when the accident took place. The pilgrims were on Uttarakhand's Char Dham Yatra and had come from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Business Standard
a day ago
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- Business Standard
Char Dham Yatra: 24-hour ban lifted, weather conditions being monitored
The 24-hour suspension of the Char Dham Yatra, issued on June 29 as a precautionary measure following heavy rain and adverse weather conditions in Uttarakhand, was lifted on Monday morning. Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey told news agency ANI that district magistrates across the Char Dham route have been directed to monitor weather conditions and halt vehicles as required to ensure the safety of pilgrims. The yatra was temporarily halted after a cloudburst near Silai Band on the Barkot–Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi district caused severe damage to a hotel construction site and triggered a massive landslide. Two dead, seven missing after landslide The landslide near Barkot claimed the lives of two workers and left seven others missing. The deceased have been identified as 43-year-old Kewal Bisht from Karmamohani, Rajapur District in Nepal, and 55-year-old Duje Lal from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in the Baligarh area, severely disrupting the Yamunotri route. Rescue efforts are underway, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local police engaged in search operations. Infrastructure repairs in progress Officials confirmed that repair work on the landslide-affected Barkot–Yamunotri road had been completed by June 29. Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya said the washout near Silai Band was restored to ensure safe passage, and additional restoration efforts are in progress along other damaged stretches. The 33 KV power line in the affected area has also been restored, while work is underway to repair the 11 KV power line to fully stabilise the region's infrastructure.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
9 feared dead in pre-dawn flash flood at Uttarkashi resort construction site
UTTARKASHI/DEHRADUN: Bodies of two labourers have been found while seven remain missing after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood that swept through a resort construction site at Silai Bend on the Barkot–Yamunotri highway in Uttarkashi around 2am on Sunday. Twenty labourers managed to escape to safety. The rescue operation was suspended for the night due to poor visibility and risky terrain. The flash flood, caused by intense rainfall, flattened a tin-and-plywood shelter housing 29 workers engaged in hotel and road construction. The Yamunotri highway was damaged at three spots, including a 10–30 metre stretch washed out near the camp. Several belongings of the workers were also swept away. The recovered bodies were identified as Duje Lal, 55, from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, and Kewal Bisht, 43, from Bardia in Nepal. The two bodies were located nearly 18km downstream along the Yamuna riverbanks. Those still missing are Roshan Chaudhary, 37, also from Bardia; Anvir Dhami, 40, and Kalluram Choudhary, 60, both from Bajura, Nepal; and Jaichand, 38, Chhotu, 22, Priyansh, 20, and Kateel Dhami, 32, all from Kalidas Road in Dehradun. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo 'We have found two bodies, but there is no trace of the others. They were all swept into the river,' a rescue team member said. Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya told TOI, 'This area was not classified as landslide-prone. Teams from NDRF, SDRF, ITBP, local police and administration are working jointly to trace the missing and clear damaged road sections.'CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the situation from the state disaster control room. The Char Dham yatra was suspended for 24 hours following the incident. Authorities said landslides and flash floods blocked over 70 roads across the state. Meanwhile, IMD, Dehradun, issued a Red Alert for Uttarakhand and Nainital, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at multiple locations on Monday.
