New Delhi: In the wake of the ropeway accident in Jharkhand’s Deoghar, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued an advisory to all state governments to conduct a safety audit of each ropeway project.
The latest order said, “The state government should engage an experienced and qualified firm or organization to conduct the safety audit of each ropeway project. The entity operating the ropeway should comply with all issues arising out of the audit.”
The unit managing the ropeway has been ordered to maintain a record of all activities carried out as part of the maintenance programme.
“For every ropeway project, a maintenance manual should be prepared. In addition to the maintenance manual, there should be a maintenance program so that the safety standards are in line with good industry practices. The unit managing the ropeway is ordered to maintain a record of all activities to be carried out as part of the maintenance programme,” the order added.
MHA issued advisory in view of ropeway accident in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
“The operation and maintenance of ropeway projects need to be followed faithfully. The state government should appoint qualified firm to conduct the safety audit. A maintenance manual should be prepared for each ropeway project.” pic.twitter.com/cM05JFVTPR
— ANI (@ANI) 12 April 2022
Tourists trapped in a ropeway accident on Trikoot mountain in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district have been rescued after a 46-hour rescue operation. However, two people died during the rescue operation.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said in a tweet that a total of 48 people were trapped in this incident, out of which 46 people were rescued and two people died.
The rescue operation of Trikoot mountain accident has been completed. Unfortunately we lost some people in this accident. I salute the jawans and administration of Airforce, Army, NDRF and ITBP who are risking their lives to help the people. Get a high level inquiry into the matter soon (1/2) pic.twitter.com/FNMplpNIOy
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) 12 April 2022
People were rescued on Monday in a joint operation of Army, Air Force, ITBP and NDRF. Hundreds of tourists had arrived in Deoghar on Sunday for the worship and darshan of Ram Navami. During this, a trolley of ropeway was coming down, which collided with the trolley while going up. During this, many trolleys got stuck and 48 people were in it. The accident happened at 4 pm on Sunday. After this the rescue operation was started.
After the accident, NDRF and police team reached the spot, but it was difficult to carry out the rescue operation at an altitude of 2500 feet. After this the army was called, but later the help of the Air Force was taken according to the need. The Air Force had deployed two of its helicopters in this operation.
The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the ropeway accident. The court has also ordered an inquiry in this matter. The matter will be heard on April 26. Before this, the state government will have to present the detailed investigation report before the court.