| Uttarakhand pilgrims arrive in Vijaywada on special train by messanger on 24 June, 2013 - 09:30 AM | ||
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 messanger | Uttarakhand pilgrims arrive in Vijaywada on special train on 24 June, 2013 - 09:30 AM | |
VIJAYAWADA: Pilgrims from Krishna district, who were rescued after being stranded in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, reached here today from New Delhi.As many as 153 people, who belonged to various places in the district, arrived in a special train this morning. The railway administration attached four bogies to the New Delhi-Visakhapatnam Link Express for residents of Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry, and two coaches to Puri-Tirupati Express for those belonging to Ongole and Nellore, to facilitate their journey home, said additional divisional railway manager S Subba Rao. Pilgrims were provided free food at the railway station. | ||