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On Sunday, A bus carrying 28 pilgrims fell down into the gorge. According to the Uttarkashi administration, at least 25 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh died and three were critically injured on Sunday evening when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge end route to the Yamunotri temple in the Uttarkashi district.
According to the information, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has reached the Disaster Control Room in Dehradun and directed the district administration to carry out relief and rescue work expeditiously along with proper treatment of the injured, CMO Uttarakhand said in a statement.
As per the tweet, CM Wrote, Officials concerned have been instructed to investigate the accident. May God grant the departed souls a place at his feet and strength for their family members to bear the pain. Also, I pray for the speedy recovery of all those injured," Dhami said in a tweet in Hindi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the accident in Uttarakhand. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each," tweeted PMO.
According to the tweet, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote, "The death of pilgrims, from Panna district, after their bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand, is unfortunate. Our team is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand government. Arrangements being done for the treatment of injured & to bring back the dead bodies," Chouhan tweeted.
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