In a major rescue operation, the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), with assistance from the forest department, successfully rescued 22 individuals who had gone missing along the Neelkanth road in the Rishikesh region of Dehradun district, reported ANI. 

According to Uttarakhand SDRF, "Upon receiving information about a group of 22 people getting lost on Neelkanth road under the jurisdiction of Police Station Laxman Jhula, a rescue team was immediately dispatched from SDRF Dhalwala under the leadership of Additional Sub Inspector Mahavir Chauhan to the spot. With the help of the forest team, the said 22 people were brought safely to Bhimgoda Barrage and handed over to the district police."

As reported by ANI, the state of Uttarakhand has been grappling with widespread disruption due to incessant monsoon rains, resulting in casualties, property damage, and destruction of essential infrastructure such as roads.