On Sunday, 26 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh died after a bus fell into a deep george near Damta in Purola area of ​​Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district . Four others were seriously injured in the accident. In relation to the accident, Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said that the devotees were going to visit Yamunotri Dham at the time of the accident that happened late evening in Rikhavu Khad, two kilometers ahead of Damta on Rishikesh-Yamunotri National Highway No. He told that the devotees were residents of Panna district of Madhya Pradesh.

Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams reached the spot as soon as the incident was reported, where rescue and relief work was carried out on a war footing. Senior administrative officers including Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela had also left for the spot as soon as they got information about the incident. Expressing grief over the accident, the Governor of Uttarakhand expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. Expressing grief over the accident, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had also directed the district administration to provide all possible help to the victims. On receiving information about the bus accident on Yamunotri road, the Chief Minister reached the Disaster Control Room at the State Secretariat and directed the officials to expedite the relief and rescue operations.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of the pilgrims killed in the accident and Rs 50,000 to the injured. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also spoke to Dhami and inquired about the accident. Dhami told Chouhan that relief and rescue operations are being done expeditiously on the spot.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday expressed deep grief over the tragic death of pilgrims from Panna district of Madhya Pradesh who went on pilgrimage to Chardham after a bus fell into a george in Uttarakhand. Chouhan tweeted, Very unfortunate and sad accident. A bus of brothers and sisters of Panna district who had gone on Chardham pilgrimage fell into a george. Many devotees died. I immediately spoke to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Dhami. He immediately activated the entire administrative machinery.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condoled the death of the people of Madhya Pradesh in a road accident in Uttarakhand. He tweeted, "Extremely pained to learn that several pilgrims of Chardham Yatra have died in a painful road accident on Yamunotri Highway in Uttarkashi. Condolences to the families of the deceased, express solidarity with the survivors.