Landslides disrupt Char Dham yatra: 1,269 rescued on Kedarnath route, roads blocked, devotees stranded amid continuous rainfall

Landslides disrupt Char Dham yatra: 1,269 rescued on Kedarnath route, roads blocked, devotees stranded amid continuous rainfall

Rudraprayag: Amid relentless monsoon rains, the sacred Char Dham Yatra routes have been severely affected, with landslides, falling boulders, and blocked highways stranding hundreds of pilgrims enroute to Kedarnath and Badrinath. The Kedarnath route, particularly the Sonprayag-Munkatiya section, was blocked for nearly four hours on Wednesday after a heavy debris slide disrupted movement. SDRF, NDRF, … Read more

Rain wreaks havoc, rivulets overflow on Purnagiri Dham route in Champawat: SDRF rescues over 5,000 stranded devotees

Rain wreaks havoc, rivulets overflow on Purnagiri Dham route in Champawat: SDRF rescues over 5,000 stranded devotees

Champawat: In a dramatic rescue operation, more than 5,000 devotees stranded on the Purnagiri Dham route were safely evacuated by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after sudden heavy rainfall caused rain drains to overflow and landslides blocked key access roads in the Bantana Gad area of Champawat district. The incident unfolded early Tuesday morning … Read more

Uttarakhand: Wildfires traps 3 trekkers in Chopta-Deoriatal route; SDRF ensures rescue

Uttarakhand: Wildfires traps 3 trekkers in Chopta-Deoriatal route; SDRF ensures rescue

Rudraprayag: In a prompt rescue operation, three trekkers who were trapped in a forest fire during their trek from Deoriatal to Chopta on Monday were safely rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), District Disaster Response Force (DDRF), and the forest department teams. The incident occurred when the trekkers lost their way due to … Read more