Jharkhand ropeway accident: Blame game takes centrestage as state govt passes the buck
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand ropeway accident: Blame game takes centrestage as state govt passes the buck

India TV News  

Jharkhand ropeway accident: Blame game takes centrestage as state govt passes the buck Who is to be blamed for the incident? Highlights Three people died and about 70 others were left dangling mid-air for almost three days Stranded people were rescued following a daring operation by Army, IAF, ITBP and NDRF Jharkhand High Court has asked the state government to submit a report on the incident Deogarh ropeway accident: Three people died and about 70 others were left dangling mid-air for almost three days as cable cars of ropeway in Jharkhand's Deogarh collided with each other on Sunday. )Three people died and about 70 others were left dangling mid-air in the incident What about backup/rescue plan Asked if a backup plan was in place for mishaps, Prasad said, "There is a service rope to rescue people if trolleys get stuck. In this case, according to Prasad, the service rope could not be used as the operational rope sagged owing to the weight of the stranded cable cars, thus increasing the gap between the two.

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Ropeway Gets Stuck Midway; BJP MLA, Devotees Stranded Mid-air for an Hour near Mussoori
2 years, 8 months ago

Ropeway Gets Stuck Midway; BJP MLA, Devotees Stranded Mid-air for an Hour near Mussoori

News 18  

Over 40 devotees including BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay remained suspended in the air for nearly an hour on Sunday when a ropeway connecting Surkanda Devi temple near Mussoorie got stuck midway due to a technical snag. Ropeway operation to the famous temple has been resumed, Upadhyay said but suggested that it should be properly examined so that the lives of …

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: Govt Constitutes 4-member Panel to Probe Tragedy
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: Govt Constitutes 4-member Panel to Probe Tragedy

News 18  

Jharkhand government on Tuesday constituted a high powered panel to investigate the cable car tragedy at Trikut Hills in Deoghar district which claimed the lives of three persons and over 60 others had to be rescued, officials said. The notification said that the ropeway machine operated at Trikut Hills by Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation Ltd had stopped functioning on April …

Why Deoghar ropeway accident is a blot on Hemant Soren government
2 years, 11 months ago

Why Deoghar ropeway accident is a blot on Hemant Soren government

India Today  

Rakesh Mandal, 36, plunged 900 feet to his death on a rocky terrain, on April 11, after his harness snapped and he failed to hold on to the helicopter during the botched-up rescue mission following the cable ropeway accident in Trikut Hills in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district. On April 12, another cable car passenger, 60-year-old Shobha Devi, fell to her death …

Deoghar ropeway accident: Locals claim ropeway operator hasn't conducted rescue drill in ten years
2 years, 11 months ago

Deoghar ropeway accident: Locals claim ropeway operator hasn't conducted rescue drill in ten years

India Today  

The locals that witnessed the accident in Jharkhand’s Deoghar claimed that even though Damodar Ropeways and Infra Limited said they held the rescue operation rehearsal every three months, they haven’t done it in the last ten years. Locals also said that they rescued at least twenty four tourists from 6 cabins but were stopped by the administrators. THE DEOGHAR ROPEWAY …

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: High Court Asks Govt to Submit Report by April 25
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: High Court Asks Govt to Submit Report by April 25

News 18  

The High Court of Jharkhand on Tuesday took suo motu congnisance of the Deoghar ropeway accident and asked the state government to submit a report by April 25. A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad directed the advocate general Rajeev Ranjan to furnish a report on the accident before the court by April …

MHA Asks States To Carry Out Safety Audit Of Ropeway Projects After Jharkhand Accident
2 years, 11 months ago

MHA Asks States To Carry Out Safety Audit Of Ropeway Projects After Jharkhand Accident

ABP News  

New Delhi: In wake of the ropeway accident in Deoghar, Jharkhand, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued an advisory to all the state governments to carry out a safety audit of each ropeway project. "The state government must engage an experienced and qualified firm or organisation for carrying out a safety audit of each ropeway project. pic.twitter.com/cM05JFVTPR — …

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: All Tourists Evacuated in 44-hour Rescue Operation, Death Toll Climbs to 4; HC Orders Inquiry
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: All Tourists Evacuated in 44-hour Rescue Operation, Death Toll Climbs to 4; HC Orders Inquiry

News 18  

Rescue operations at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district came to an end after all passengers in cable cars were rescued Tuesday noon after being trapped for over 40 hours. The accident took place on April 10 after two cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district …

Jharkhand ropeway accident: IAF rescues 10 more
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand ropeway accident: IAF rescues 10 more

The Hindu  

Ten of the 15 tourists who remained trapped mid-air in cable cars connecting the Trikut Hills in Jharkhand's Deoghar district for about 40 hours were rescued by Indian Air Force choppers that resumed rescue operations early on Tuesday, April 12 morning, officials said. Combined rescue operations Rescue operations are on by the combined teams of Indian Air Force, Army, ITBP, …

Jharkhand ropeway accident: 47 rescued, 3 dead in 42-hour-long rescue op; High court orders inquiry
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand ropeway accident: 47 rescued, 3 dead in 42-hour-long rescue op; High court orders inquiry

India TV News  

Highlights Jharkhand CM ordered a high-level investigation into the ropeway accident Prime Minister Modi also discussed the rescue operations with Union Home Minister Two Indian Air Force helicopters were pressed into rescue efforts Deoghar Ropeway Accident: The rescue operation in the Trikut Hills in Jharkhand's Deoghar district got finally over on Tuesday post noon after nearly 42 hours. Rescue operations …

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: One Killed During Rescue Ops; 18 Still Stranded
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: One Killed During Rescue Ops; 18 Still Stranded

News 18  

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: Three people were killed and several injured after some cable cars on a ropeway collided with one another at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on Monday. We are trying our best to bring people out.” The IAF received a request late Sunday night for rescuing nearly 50 tourists stuck …

2 dead, 15 stuck on Jharkhand ropeway
2 years, 11 months ago

2 dead, 15 stuck on Jharkhand ropeway

Hindustan Times  

Thirty two persons were rescued from 12 cars after an accident at Tirkut Ropeway service in Deoghar district on Monday while the fate of another 15 who are still stranded mid-air hanged in balance as the joint rescue operation led by the Indian Air Force, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the district administration was stopped after dusk due to visibility …

Rescue operation underway at site of cable car collision in Jharkhand's Deoghar | Visuals
2 years, 11 months ago

Rescue operation underway at site of cable car collision in Jharkhand's Deoghar | Visuals

India Today  

After cable cars on a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut Pahar in Deoghar, Jharkhand on Sunday, the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Indian Air Force and National Disaster Response Force were engaged in a rescue operation on Monday. According to an official, ten tourists sustained serious injuries in the collision that occurred around 4.30 pm on Sunday, and …

Jharkhand cable car accident: 2 dead, several stuck for over 20 hours; IAF Mi-17 choppers join rescue ops
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand cable car accident: 2 dead, several stuck for over 20 hours; IAF Mi-17 choppers join rescue ops

India TV News  

Jharkhand cable car accident: 2 dead, several stuck for over 20 hours; IAF Mi-17 choppers join rescue ops Two persons died while several others were injured after some cable cars collided in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Sunday. Highlights 10 persons injured after cable cars collide in Jharkhand Two among the injured are in critical condition Over 50 people might be …

Cable cars collide in Jharkhand's Deoghar, 10 injured, ops underway to rescue 70
2 years, 11 months ago

Cable cars collide in Jharkhand's Deoghar, 10 injured, ops underway to rescue 70

India Today  

At least 10 tourists were injured after some cable cars on a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut Pahar close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand on Sunday. Trolleys of the Trikoot ropeway located in the Mohanpur police station area collided with each other, according to reports. Jharkhand Tourism says that Trikut ropeway is India's highest vertical ropeway …

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