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Madras High Court Seeks Report on Missing Nepal Flood Pilgrims
A group of pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry went missing after severe floods in Nepal.
They had travelled for the Kailash Yatra.
Officials said 305 people were in the group.
So far, 220 people had been found, rescued and sent home.
The remaining 85 people were still unaccounted for.
Their relatives were taken to Kathmandu to help with the search.
A lawyer asked the court to ensure that the missing pilgrims were found quickly.
The Madras High Court ordered the governments to explain what they were doing and will hear the case again next week.
The Madras High Court directed the Union and Tamil Nadu governments to submit detailed reports on missing pilgrims.
Of 305 people who travelled for the Kailash Yatra, 220 were traced, rescued and sent home.
Authorities were still working to trace and rescue the remaining 85 people.
Relatives of the 85 missing pilgrims, including former judge V Sivagnanam, were taken to Kathmandu at government expense.
The court issued its directive while hearing a public-interest petition and scheduled the next hearing for the following week.
- Who
- The Madras High Court, the Union and Tamil Nadu governments, and pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- What
- The court ordered detailed reports on efforts to trace and rescue 85 pilgrims still unaccounted for after Nepal floods.
- Where
- The case was heard by the Madras High Court, concerning pilgrims missing in Nepal; relatives were taken to Kathmandu.
- When
- The directive was issued on Wednesday, September 2; the case was posted for further hearing the following week.
- Why
- The pilgrims went missing after catastrophic flash floods in Nepal, prompting a public-interest petition seeking urgent rescue measures.
Key facts
- Total pilgrims
- 305 people travelled for the Kailash Yatra.
- Traced and rescued
- 220 people were traced, rescued and sent to their native places.
- Still unaccounted for
- 85 people remained to be traced and rescued.
- Governments directed
- The Union and Tamil Nadu governments were ordered to file detailed reports.
- Relatives’ travel
- Relatives of the 85 people were taken to Kathmandu at government expense.
- Petitioner
- Advocate A F Parvesh Mushraf filed the public-interest petition.
- Next hearing
- The case was posted for further hearing the following week.
Sources
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