The skeletal remains found of those who perished in the disaster 2013 in course of the search operation were immersed in holy Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Wednesday with the Chief Minister Harish Rawat himself taking the lead. Things happened after the evening aarti was over. Notably, the last rites of the victims of the calamity were performed in Sonprayag and Karanprayag a day before. The ashes were immersed in Ganga in tune with the religious rituals.
CM said that the search operation would be re- launched after Deepawali. “We would ensure that the remains to be found would be cremated as per the rituals as we have done for those already found,” he said.
CM immersed the mortal remains of 19 victims of the deluge. A total of 52 such remains have been recovered over the past few days.
Following the ash immersion ceremony, CM went to Gautam Farm where Congress leader Satpal Brahmchari organised the Deepawali Milan Samaroh attended by saints, commoners, Muslim leaders and other party leaders.