- The bus with 35 people from Bhavnagar on board was returning from Gangotri when it met with accident at Gangnani
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Delhi, spoke to top officials about the accident and instructed them to carry out relief and rescue operations at a fast pace
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEHRADUN, AUG 20
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel on Sunday said the administration is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand government after seven pilgrims from the state were killed in a bus accident and expressed grief.
ઉત્તરાખંડમાં બસ ખીણમાં પડવાના લીધે ગુજરાતના યાત્રિકોએ જીવ ગુમાવ્યો તે કરુણ ઘટનાથી વ્યથિત છું. મૃતકોના પરિવારજનો પ્રત્યે મારી આત્મીય સંવેદના વ્યક્ત કરું છું.
ગુજરાત સરકાર આ ઘટનાને લઈને ઉત્તરાખંડ સરકાર સાથે સતત સંપર્કમાં છે. ઇજાગ્રસ્ત નાગરિકો ઝડપથી સાજા થાય તેવી પ્રાર્થના.
— Bhupendra Patel (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Bhupendrapbjp) August 20, 2023
As per the preliminary information, the tourists travelling on the ill-fated bus were from Bhavnagar, Gujarat officials said.
Seven people were killed and 27 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district of the hill state. The bus with 35 people on board was returning from Gangotri when it met with the accident at Gangnani.
“I am saddened by the tragic incident in which the pilgrims from Gujarat lost their lives after the bus fell into the gorge in Uttarakhand. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased,” chief minister Patel posted on X.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Delhi, spoke to top officials about the accident and instructed them to carry out relief and rescue operations at a fast pace.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and medical teams are present at the spot, he said, adding a helicopter has been kept ready in Dehradun to provide assistance in case of need.
Uttarakhand has been reeling from incessant rains that have triggered landslides and flash floods in many places.
