Bangalore, July 14, 2013: The chief priest of revered Hindu shrine Kedarnath, Bhimashankar Ling Shivacharya Maharaj, on Sunday (July 14) rooted for archaeological department's permission for future construction in Uttarakhand town after devastating flash floods. Last month, flash floods and landslides unleashed by early monsoon rains have killed at least 1,000 people in Uttarakhand and left tens of thousands missing. Ecologists blamed reckless construction on the bank of River Ganga for this calamity in Kedarnath Valley, one of the worst affected areas.

Source: ANI News, DT. July 14, 2013.