Pilgrimage To Kedarnath Dham Halted Due To Falling Stones, Debris

The pilgrimage from Sonprayag to Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand has been postponed because of particles and falling stones into the ravine close to Jangalchatti, Rudraprayag Police mentioned on Sunday.

Furthermore, the police appealed to devotees coming to Shri Kedarnath Dham to stay protected.

“The footpath was obstructed when debris and stones fell into the ravine near Jangalchatti. The pilgrimage from Sonprayag to Kedarnath Dham has been postponed till further orders. The district police appeals to the devotees coming to Shri Kedarnath Dham to remain safe wherever they are,” Rudraprayag Police Uttarakhand, posted on X on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami warned of strict motion in opposition to culprits after seven other people had been killed in a chopper crash in Rudraprayag district and additional said that aviation firms had been directed to practice the foundations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

Following the incident, the Chief Minister knowledgeable that the Helicopter services and products won’t run for the following two days.

Speaking to ANI, CM Dhami mentioned,” This morning, a helicopter crashed due to bad weather. I pray to God for those who lost their lives.”

Calling for strict compliance with protection norms, the Chief Minister mentioned, “An emergency meeting has been called immediately, in which instructions have been given that the rules of our DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) should not be violated, and the pilots flying in the upper Himalayan areas should have experience of the region. Aviation companies should also ensure this.”

“A control and command centre should be set up. Strict action will be taken against the culprits in this accident… Helicopter services will not run today or tomorrow. These services will remain closed until the safety of the passengers is ensured,” he informed ANI.

Earlier this morning, seven other people, together with the pilot on board a helicopter had been killed after the chopper crashed close to the forested space of Gaurikund in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) mentioned.

The Aryan Aviation Helicopter was once flying to Guptkashi from the Kedarnath Dham when it crashed at 5:30 am lately.

The deceased were recognized as Captain Rajbir Singh Chauhan (39), resident of Jaipur, Vikram Rawat (47) a Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee consultant and resident of Rasi, Vinod Devi (66), resident of Uttar Pradesh, Trishti Singh (19), resident of Uttar Pradesh, Rajkumar Suresh Jaiswal (41), resident of Gujarat, Shraddha Rajkumar Jaiswal and Kashi (2), resident of Maharashtra.

Rescue groups had been in an instant dispatched beneath the course of SDRF Commander Arpan Yadav. The incident spot was once positioned in an excessively inaccessible and dense wooded area space, the place a fast moving and coordinated rescue operation was once performed by way of the joint groups of SDRF, NDRF, and native police.

Rescue groups labored in inclement climate to retrieve the our bodies of the deceased.