More Than 400 Stranded Vehicle Owners, Drivers From Patiala Are Safe

More than 400 vehicle owners and drivers from Punjab who were stranded at Govind Ghat in the rain hit district of Uttarkhand are safe and steps are being taken to send them home, a senior official of the Uttarkhand Government said on Monday. SS Sandhu the Principal Secretary told a news agency over the phone that about 400 vehicle owners and drivers were stranded with their vehicles at Govind Ghat.  He also said that they have been assuring the vehicle owners and drivers not to worry about the vehicles and Sandhu also said that police force would be deployed for the vehicles safety.

Narinderjit Singh Bindra, the Vice Chairman of Sri Hemkunt Sahib Trust (SHSMT) , which has been coordinating the rescue work since last Monday said that providing food and other relief items to the stranded pilgrims and drivers  on a regular basis was proving to be difficult. He said that safety was their top priority.

Bindra said that members of the Trust had met the Chief Minister of Uttarkhand Mr Vijay Bahuguna on Monday and requested them to provide security to the vehicles so that the vehicle owners and drivers could move back to their native places. Bindra added that the Chief Minister had assured them and also told them to covey it to the people.

1200 pilgrims who had been rescued from Govind Dham and Govind Ghat were stranded in Rishikesh  after a landslide between Rurdar- Paryag and Srinagar.

More than 400 vehicle owners and drivers from Punjab who were stranded at Govind Ghat in the rain hit district of Uttarkhand are safe and steps are being taken to send them home, a senior official of the Uttarkhand Government said on Monday. SS Sandhu the Principal Secretary told a news agency over the phone that about 400 vehicle owners and drivers were stranded with their vehicles at Govind Ghat.  He also said that they have been assuring the vehicle owners and drivers not to worry about the vehicles and Sandhu also said that police force would be deployed for the vehicles safety.

Narinderjit Singh Bindra, the Vice Chairman of Sri Hemkunt Sahib Trust (SHSMT) , which has been coordinating the rescue work since last Monday said that providing food and other relief items to the stranded pilgrims and drivers  on a regular basis was proving to be difficult. He said that safety was their top priority.

Bindra said that members of the Trust had met the Chief Minister of Uttarkhand Mr Vijay Bahuguna on Monday and requested them to provide security to the vehicles so that the vehicle owners and drivers could move back to their native places. Bindra added that the Chief Minister had assured them and also told them to covey it to the people.

1200 pilgrims who had been rescued from Govind Dham and Govind Ghat were stranded in Rishikesh  after a landslide between Rurdar- Paryag and Srinagar.