KHATIMA NEWS
Dehradun
Devprayag MLA Vinod Kandari escaped unharmed after his vehicle was hit by another vehicle near Uphalda on the Badrinath National Highway on Monday. The MLA was travelling from Srinagar towards Kirtinagar when the collision occurred, causing disruption and confusion at the scene.
Others
The district administration sealed the Maa Ganga bungee jumping site at Mulyagaon, near Devprayag, after identifying missing emergency medical equipment, inadequate safety arrangements and a lack of parking. Locals now allege that operations have continued, raising questions about whether the site meets required safety conditions before reopening.
Haridwar
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the Haridwar-Badrinath National Highway while travelling from Srinagar to Dehradun. He assessed pothole-removal work, its quality and progress, and inspected a Sulabh toilet in Devprayag to review cleanliness and facilities available to travellers.
Dehradun
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected a public toilet near Devprayag while returning to Dehradun and found its cleanliness arrangements unsatisfactory. He directed the concerned executive officer and officials to immediately improve cleaning, maintenance and monitoring, stressing that public facilities must remain usable for pilgrims, tourists, local residents and highway travellers.
Rudraprayag
2 people died and 3 others suffered serious injuries after a Haryana-registered WagonR left the Devprayag–Srinagar highway near Pali village and fell into a deep gorge around 5:40 AM in the morning. The vehicle was travelling from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag, while the injured passengers were taken to CHC Bagi for treatment.
Pauri
Monkey attacks in Devprayag have injured 2 women travellers and a child over the past 2–3 days, according to local accounts. The incidents occurred near the Bhagirathi bridge, the confluence and the bathing platform, prompting residents to fear for children travelling to school. A forest team is being called to capture the monkeys.
Pauri
A 45-year-old house collapsed suddenly in Pousada village of Devprayag block on Thursday morning. Ramashwari Devi escaped by jumping from the balcony, but her dairy buffalo died beneath the debris. The animal was her family’s only livelihood after her husband’s death, prompting a request for housing support and compensation.
