Vaishnodevi Landslide: So far, 34 devotees have died in a landslide on the journey route of Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu. The yatra has been postponed after this accident.
Vaishnodevi Landslide: 34 devotees have died in a landslide near Ardhkunwari of Mata Vaishno Devi temple, while 22 people have been injured. The injured are undergoing treatment at Narayana Hospital in Katra. Vaishno Devi’s visit has been postponed since the landslide. A large number of devotees are returning home without seeing, while about four thousand passengers are waiting for the journey to start in Katra. Till Tuesday, about 20 thousand passengers were staying in hotels and guest houses in Katra and Jammu.
Jhelum river and other drain on danger mark
The track of about 200 feet has been badly damaged by a large amount of debris falling from the mountain near Ardhkunwari. It may take time to repair it. Meanwhile, 42 people have died due to torrential rains, floods and landslides in Jammu division for the last two days. Jhelum river and other drains have reached the danger mark due to continuous rains in the Kashmir Valley. Many houses were flooded in Rajbagh area of Srinagar and Anantnag district. During this time, two people died due to current.
Announcement of compensation of Rs 9 lakh to every devotee’s family
Seven BSF personnel trapped in a post near Chenab River in Akhnoor, Jammu were saved by villagers, while the body of a jawan was recovered. 10 houses were washed away due to cloudburst in Vadhavan in Kishtwar district. At the same time, 22 people trapped in the Lidar River of Anantnag were saved by SDRF safely. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced that a compensation of Rs 9 lakh will be given to the family of every devotee killed in a landslide on Vaishno Devi Marg. At the same time, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who visited the flood affected areas in Jammu, has announced to provide assistance of Rs 6 lakh to the family of the deceased.
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25,000 people were evacuated
More than 25,000 people have been safely evacuated from Jammu and surrounding areas in the last 24 hours. In view of the situation, the administration has ordered the closure of school-college in the entire state on Thursday. Jammu’s Mandalayukta Ramesh Kumar said that most of the routes closed due to floods have been reopened. Traffic is closed only in places where the road has been washed away by landslides or debris is deposited.