Incident took place in Trikut pahar of Deoghar Area in Jharkhand!
The ropeway accident took place in the Trikut Pahar area of Deoghar District in Jharkhand. According to the information, As many as fourteen people are still stranded after some cable cars on a ropeway collided with each other.
Following the incident, CM Hemant Soren expressed condolences over the incident and ordered a high-level inquiry.
According to the tweet, CM Wrote, “I express my deepest condolences on the incident on Trikut Mountain and the deaths in it. There will be a high-level inquiry into the matter,” Hemant Soren tweeted.
As per the government sources they said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly monitoring the situation in Jharkhand’s Deoghar, government sources said on Monday. He also discussed the rescue operations with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, they said.
As per the information, The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been deployed for the rescue operations. Meanwhile, the top officials of the district administration have also reached the accident site.
Thirty-two people have been rescued so far. One person was killed and 12 others were injured in the accident.
Two people died after some cable cars collided on a ropeway at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple on Sunday. The Indian Air force (IAF) has been pressed into action for rescue operations.
(Picture credit: ANI)
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