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11 Pilgrims Dead as SUV Plunges Into Saryu Canal in Gonda

Officials have sent the victims’ bodies for postmortem under a formal investigation into the canal crash.

Houses in the low-lying areas inundated with floodwaters in Prayagraj. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • An SUV carrying 15 pilgrims skidded off a rain-soaked stretch near Belwa Bahuta on August 3 and plunged into the Saryu canal, resulting in 11 fatalities and four critical injuries.
  • Local police, district officials and NDRF teams deployed divers and cranes in a swift operation to recover the submerged vehicle and extract survivors.
  • Four injured passengers remain hospitalized, and authorities have dispatched the deceased’s bodies for postmortem under a formal crash inquiry.
  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced ₹5 lakh in ex-gratia for each next of kin, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged ₹2 lakh per family from the PMNRF plus interim aid for the injured.
  • The accident has intensified demands for safety barriers on narrow canal-adjacent roads and broader upgrades to monsoon-era travel infrastructure in the district.