ISSUE DATE: May 3, 2021
UPDATED: April 23, 2021 21:02 IST
SUPER SPREADER: Devotees at a ghat in Haridwar during a shahi snan on April 12
As the day of the last shahi snan (royal bath) of the Haridwar Mahakumbh Mela approaches on April 27, the crowds in Haridwar have thinned quite dramatically. Following the surge in Covid-19 cases, several akhadas (congregations) of seers have departed the festival grounds. For instance, of the 13 Bairagi akhadas, for whom the last shahi snan day is considered most significant, only six remain on site.
By April 18, about 80 seers at various ashrams had tested positive for Covid-19. On April 14, Swami Kapil Dev, the mahamandaleshwar of Madhya Pradesh’s Maha Nirvani Akhada, succumbed to Covid-19. Mahant Narendra Giri, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh. VHP working president Alok Kumar has also tested positive. Between the Maha Shivratri snan on March 11
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NITI Aayog Vice Chairman meets Uttarakhand CM ANI | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 20:30 IST
The Chief Minister said necessary formalities required for forest clearance should be simplified.
He also gave information about the disaster in the Joshimath area, rescue and relief operations.
Kumar also suggested building a monitoring cell for Sustainable Development Goals in the state.
He said that a study will be conducted to use international-level technology for early warning systems in the state. (ANI)
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: 26 bodies recovered, rescue operations to find around 200 under way Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that breaking of the glacier may have caused the disaster. Updated Feb 08, 2021 · 11:04 pm Personnel from the Uttarakhand Police, the Indian Army, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and other agencies conduct a rescue operation on Monday. | Uttarakhand Police/ Twtter
Over 200 people were still missing on Monday and 26 bodies were recovered after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off in Uttarakhand and led to flash floods.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that breaking of the glacier may have caused the disaster. He said that experts from the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation and other agencies were being roped in.
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New Delhi/Dehradun, Feb 7
Ten persons were killed and over 125 went missing after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district today, tr