Overview

• Officials report 64 to 66 confirmed deaths, with an SDRF official citing 75 missing while a revised list put the missing at 39, and 167 people have been rescued.
• Multi-agency teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, police and BRO are working round the clock using all-terrain vehicles, dog squads, heavy earth movers and controlled blasts to clear debris.
• Army engineers built a Bailey bridge over the Chishoti nullah to restore ground connectivity to the village and the Machail Mata route.
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha deployed eight senior IAS and IPS officers on staggered duty from August 19 to 26 to supervise operations.
• The Machail Mata Yatra remains suspended for a sixth day, though authorities will permit a 'Charri' group of devotees to proceed later this week.