Sunday, it is Friendship day for all over the world, and it is an auspicious day, Shravan Navratra for the people all over the India.
Thousands of piligrims went to Himachal Pradesh, to visit the Naina Devi Temple which is famous for its Hilltop Shrine. It is 150 Kilometres distant from Shimla.
As per the reports, atleast 150 people died and moreover 300 left injured. The incident is happened when a Rumour of a landslide led to the stampede when more than one lakh pilgrims were trekking the one-kilometre stepway from the Naina Devi bus stand to the hilltop shrine.
The sudden downpour has forced the piligrims to rush, leading to the disaster.
The incident was happened around 11am about 500m from the hilltop temple, when the crush of pilgrims caused the railings hugging the pathway to give way. The shrine is about 110 km from Chandigarh and the same spot where 72 people had been killed in a stampede in 1978.
As the incident happened around 11.30 A.M., but the help reaches the spot only after 2 P.M. This shows the inefficiency of the Himachal Pradesh Government in case of emergency situations.
Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was on a visit to Chamba district, announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the dead, Rs 50,000 for those with serious injuries and Rs 25,000 for those who received minor injuries.