Shock engulfed the hill state of Uttarakhand after 62 skeletons from the 2013 cloudburst tragedy were found along an abandoned trek to the Kedarnath shrine this month. The trekkers, on an expedition to look for safe routes to the shrine, believe there could be 200 more human remains still buried there. The discovery has put to question an alleged decision to stop the search and rescue within 10 days of the disaster. Read: ‘Recovery of human remains in Kedar valley is no surprise’The Congress government responded, saying the search was never abandoned. The trekkers found the human remains at the Gaumukhda Tappar and Gaurimai sites along a treacherous 27km route between the Trijuginarayan temple town and Kedarnath shrine.

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 02:26 UTC