Three people died and eight got injured in a landslide near Chidwasa in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on July 21. The incident took place on the Kedarnath route.
A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rushed to the spot, immediately evacuated those injured. The bodies of 3 people who died were handed over to the district police by the SDRF.
People suffered injuries due to the stones and debris falling due to the landslide.
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami responded to the tragedy with a post on X. “The news of some pilgrims getting injured due to debris and heavy stones falling from the hill near the Kedarnath Yatra route is very sad,” he wrote.
He also reassured people that rescue operations were still ongoing and that those injured would be taken care of. “Relief and rescue work is going on at the site of the accident, I am constantly in touch with the officials in this regard. I have given instructions to provide better treatment to the people injured in the accident immediately,” he added.