Rescue operations are underway near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari. Landslide struck at a point about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the hilltop shrine.
In a post shared on X, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board stated, 'a landslide incident has occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, some injuries are feared.'
Protima Bedi was a model, Odissi dancer and sanyasin before a landslide claimed her in August 1998. In one of her last letters, she wrote she was ‘finally at peace’.
The incident took place at Varsha Nagar in Vikhroli Parksite. Soil & stones from a nearby hillock collapsed on a hut, injuring four persons, an official from BMC said.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the initiative is aimed towards finding a long-term solution to landslides in disaster-sensitive areas of the state.
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Kedarnath Yatra from Sonprayag suspended until further notice. A yellow alert has been issued for the region, predicting continuous rainfall throughout the week.
Following several distress calls, a chopper was hired to rescue the people from Chaten in North Sikkim, where roads were damaged after the heavy rainfall.
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