A huge wall collapsed as lightning struck Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar.

Lightning caused damage in Uttarakhand’s Har Ki Pauri, destroying a transformer and an 80 feet-wall near Har ki Pauri’s Brahmakund.

Lightning caused damage in Uttarakhand’s Har Ki Pauri, destroying a transformer and an 80 feet-wall near Har ki Pauri’s Brahmakund.The boundary wall was allegedly struck by lightning in the early hours of July 21 and possibly triggered the collapse that led to a scattering of debris at the ghats. No loss of life was reported, and the repair works are underway. Torrential rains accompanied by lightning across Uttarakhand have wreaked havoc in the state.

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad and Ganga Sabha have demanded an inquiry into the incident at the ancient religious place in the context of the structural strength of the wall housing a pilgrimage visited by millions every day.

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