Archive · 28 Aug 2026
31 Hyderabad Pilgrims Safe After Nepal-Tibet Flood Fears
Floods near the Nepal-Tibet border made many Hyderabad families worry about relatives travelling in the region.
A group of 31 Hyderabad pilgrims was later confirmed safe in Tibet.
Former DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy and his wife were part of the group.
They had crossed the dangerous area before the worst flooding began.
The pilgrims finished their Kailash Mansarovar journey and were staying in Saga County.
They were trying to find a safe way home through Tibet and China instead of Nepal.
The Telangana government set up a helpline to help families find other travellers.
Officials asked families to provide travel and identification details so agencies can search for their relatives.
Thirty-one pilgrims from Hyderabad, including former DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy and his wife, were confirmed safe in Tibet.
The group crossed the flood-affected area on Wednesday morning before severe flooding disrupted roads and transport links.
The pilgrims completed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and were in Saga County, seeking a return route through Tibet and China.
The 31-member group left Hyderabad on August 18 under the MS Rama Rao Memorial Trust and hoped to return by August 30, subject to route reopening.
The Telangana government received about 70 to 80 inquiries and opened a helpline and coordination centre to trace other potentially stranded travellers.
- Who
- Thirty-one Hyderabad pilgrims, including G Satheesh Reddy and his wife; other Hyderabad residents travelling in Nepal and the Kailash Mansarovar region.
- What
- The pilgrims were confirmed safe after floods caused fears that travellers from Hyderabad were missing or stranded.
- When
- The group left Hyderabad on August 18, crossed the affected area on Wednesday morning, and hoped to return by August 30.
- Where
- The group was in Saga County on the Tibet side after completing the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage; flooding affected the Nepal-Tibet border region.
- Why
- Flooding flattened villages and disrupted roads and transport links, making travellers difficult to contact and raising concerns among families.
- Pilgrims confirmed safe
- 31 people from Hyderabad, including former DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy and his wife
- Journey
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
- Departure
- The group left Hyderabad on August 18
- Current location
- Saga County on the Tibet side
- Return plan
- The group was seeking a route through Tibet and China and hoped to return by August 30, subject to reopening and route restoration
- Government response
- The Telangana government established a helpline and coordination centre at Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi
- Public inquiries
- Authorities received approximately 70 to 80 calls about relatives believed to be stranded in Nepal