At least 36 pilgrims AmarNath, originating from different states, suffered minor injuries, when five buses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district hit each other on Saturday, the officials said.
The buses were part of the convoy headed to the PAHALGAM base camp for a pilgrimage in South Kashmir from Jamm’s Bhagwati Nagar. All injured people re -joined Yatra after treatment in the Ramban district hospital.
The accident occurred near Chanderkote, along the National Highway Jammu-Srinagar, around 8 hours due to the failure of one of the buses in the convoy, the officials said.
“There was a minor accident in Chalanderkote when a Pahalgam vehicle collided with other stationary vehicles due to brake failure,” Lieutenant Manoi Sinha said in his statement. He said that 36 pilgrims received minor injuries in the incident. They were released after preliminary treatment and renewed the way to 3,880 meters of the cave shrine in the Himalayas of South Kashmir, the statement said.
“According to Lord Shiva’s blessing, everyone is safe,” LG said.
“Our priority is the safety of all pilgrims. It has ordered the officials concerned to take comprehensive safety measures for pilgrimage vehicles that carry out AMARNATH YATRA and ensure security checks at all key points and continuous availability of food and drugs on Yatra,” he added.
Previously, LG spoke to the division commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar and deputy Commissioner Ramban Mohammad Alyas Khan and asked them to provide all necessary assistance to injured pilgrims.
Sinha asked higher officials to stay on the readiness and to ensure all the necessary measures for the smooth journey of pilgrims, said Raj Bhavan, spokesman for Raj Bhavan.
LG applauded a rapid response of the district administration and medical officials.
Previously, the Ramban deputy commissioner said that the last vehicle of Pahalgam’s convoy lost control and hit the stuck vehicles at Chanderkote Langer, damaged four vehicles and caused minor injuries to 36 pilgrims.
He said that government officials who were already present on the spot were rushing to the injured to the district hospital.
Several higher police officers visited the hospital to monitor the treatment of the injured and order the main doctor to ensure the best care.
“Yatris was later moved to other vehicles on their next journey,” the Commissioner said.
The Minister of the Union Jitendra Singh said he spoke to the Ramban representative after learning about a traffic accident.
“…. there is no reason to worry. All pilgrimage arrangements are introduced and are constantly under the supervision of administration,” Singh said in a post on X.
Ramban Medical Superintendent Sudarshan Singh Kathoch said that 10 injured pilgrims were released after first aid and the rest after the necessary tests.
“The District Administration organized special vehicles for their next trip to Pahalgam after expressing their desire to continue the pilgrimage,” he said.
The convoy went to the finish early in the morning after the damaged buses were replaced, the officials said.
The fourth dose of 6,979 pilgrims – 5 196 men, 1,427 women, 24 children, 331 Sadhus and Sadhvis and one Transgender – left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in two separate convoys between 3:30 and 4:05.
While 4,226 pilgrims left in 161 vehicles for Nunwan Nunwan for 48 kilometer traditional Pahalgam route, 2,753 pilgrims are heading for a shorter but steeper 14 kilometer Baltic route in 151 vehicles.
Meanwhile, spokesman for the Central Police Police (CRPF) said the pilgrim injuries came from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Along with the Ramban district, the mobile medical team 84 CRPF battalion rushed to the place, provided immediate medical care and helped to evacuate injured pilgrims, he said.
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