Updated: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:04 am (IST) Yatra to Hemund Sahib and Valley of Flowers stopped due to warning of heavy snowfall and landslides in the Chamoli district. More than 1500 pilgrims remained and waited while 30 pilgrims got lost in the snow and were rescued by SDRF. The administration is attentive and passengers are stopped in safe places. The disaster management department is also on a major warning in Rudraprayag. Jagran correspondent, gopeshwar. With a view to the ongoing snowfall on the peaks in the Chamoli district and the warning of heavy landslides by GSI, Tuesday travels to Hemun Sahib and Valley of Flowers, as well as movement in the higher Himalayan areas. More than 1500 people were waiting in various places to go to the higher Himalayan areas, including Santopath, Valley or Flowers, Hemiskus. Remove ads Read only the news police, administration and disaster management team remained attentive throughout the day. Movement of vehicles was conducted under the supervision of the landslide areas police. People also avoided going to the banks of rivers and streams. However, more than 30 pilgrims who departed from the base camp in Ghangaria to Hemkun Sahib at 4am, however, got stuck in heavy snowfall. Police and SDRF team brought them back to Ghangaria safely. The excitement of travel increased at the start of snowfall in the mountainous areas, but in some places the situation also became severe. Meanwhile, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) issued a warning on Monday about heavy landslides in three districts of Garhwal division, Tehri, Rudraprayag and Chamoli for Tuesday. In light of this, the administration in the Chamoli district came to a warning mode early in the morning and issued an order to ban movement in the higher Himalayan areas, including the trip to Hemkun Sahib and the Valley of Flowers, but by that time a group of travelers from Ghangharia left for Hemkund. The police and SDRF team reached the place to bring him back safely. Sardar Seva Singh, CEO of Gurudwara Sri Hemund Sahib Management Trust, said that the doors of Hemund Sahib and the Temple Laxman Temple should be closed on October 10. Groups are still coming for this. About a thousand pilgrims are waiting to go to Hemund in Govindghat and Ghangaria. Of these, more than 500 pilgrims arrived on Tuesday. Pilgrims will be sent to Hemics on Wednesday. More than 35 tourists were also present in Ghangaria to go to the Valley or Flowers, which was stopped. Departments also remained on a major warning in Rudraprayag. In light of the warning of the landslide of GSI, all departments associated with disaster management remained on a major warning in the Rudraprayag district on Tuesday. Rajwar, district disaster management officer, said that all Tehsil departments were instructed to remain alert. Officers and employees of the police departments, administration and income have been constantly supervised. However, there was no loss of any kind during this period.
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