HYDERABAD, June 30, 2013: The Ranga Reddy district administration revised the number of missing persons from the Char Dham tour to 37 from the earlier 35.

District collector A. Vani Prasad said in a statement that the photos of 21 missing persons were collected and sent to the National Disaster Management Authority for identification. Efforts are on to collect photos of the remaining 16 too, the note said. Of the 124 pilgrims who left for the tour, 74 have returned, and 13 others were found to be safe, it added.

Source: The Hindu, Dt: 30th June, 2013