17 pilgrims from Gujarat rescued from rain and landslide-hit Kedarnath

Aravalli: As many as 17 Gujarati pilgrims from Aravalli district, who went on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath Dham, were rescued after they got trapped due to rain and landslides near Big Lincholi in Uttarakhand.

The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel, had instructed the State Emergency Operation Center to immediately coordinate the procedure to bring them to a safe location. Relief Commissioner Alok Pandey contacted the Uttarakhand Government’s SEOC and conveyed the details and contact numbers of these stranded Gujarati pilgrims.

Later, the Uttarakhand Government’s SEOC carried out an immediate rescue operation in consultation with the Rudraprayag District Control Room, and as soon as the weather cleared, all the Gujarat pilgrims were airlifted by helicopter to safety within a few hours.

Manojbhai, one of the leaders of this group of pilgrims from Aravalli, expressed his thanks to the Chief Minister and the SEOC officials of Gujarat and Uttarakhand for the immediate arrangements that ensured the safe return of all the pilgrims in a short time. DeshGujarat