By Admin 
The whole country is shocked to hear the news of the accident in the court of Mata Vaishno Devi, because devotees from every corner of the country arrive to see Vaishno Devi. As usual, devotees were climbing to see Mata Vaishno Devi and those who had seen them were returning. For three days, it was raining continuously in Jammu and devotees were unaware that the doom near Ardhkunwari is waiting for them.
Stones fell at three o’clock on Tuesday afternoon
According to eyewitnesses, it was taking place at around 3 pm on Tuesday when big stones started falling suddenly from the hill at a distance of a few meters from the Ardhkunwari temple. Those who were present there neither got a chance to run away nor to be careful. By yesterday evening, there was news of the death of 5 to 7 people, but by the sunrise of Wednesday, this figure increased to 34. There is chaos from Katra to Jammu… Screaming is heard instead of cheers.
25-30 thousand pilgrims visit every day
When the climb starts from Katra, it would have to travel 14 kilometers to reach the building, while the devotees stop to see the cave of Ardhkunwari after 7 kilometers later. Many times devotees visit the cave even while returning. It was raining very strong at around 3 pm and thousands of devotees were either climbing or returning on the 14 -km journey route. And then it happened that no one had imagined. Statistics show that every day 25 to 30 thousand pilgrims come to see Mata Vaishno Devi and there is no part of the country where there are no devotees of Mata Rani.
58 trains canceled
After heavy rains, the situation deteriorated so much that the vehicles going to Delhi or further from Jammu, Katra, Pathankot, Amritsar are not running. Railways has canceled 58 trains in Jammu region. Important trains like Delhi to Katra, Delhi- Jammu Tawi, Amritsar to Katra are affected. Even today, the route of 64 trains has been shortened. These situations have arisen.
School-college will be closed
Educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir will remain closed on Thursday (August 28) in view of flood situation. This information was given by Education Minister Sakina Itu. Itu posted on ‘X’ on Wednesday, “Schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will be closed tomorrow (28.08.2025) in view of bad weather.”