Sawai Madhopur : A major accident was averted on Monday evening in zone number 6 of Ranthambore National Park located in Sawai Madhopur. In the evening shift, about 10 tourists had gone for tiger safari in zone number 6 of Ranthambore in a canter. During this time, the weather suddenly changed and a period of heavy rain started. In no time, the rain drains of the hilly area of Ranthambhore overflowed, due to which the roads of Ranthambore were also flooded. Due to this, the tanker driver lost his way. After this, the canter full of tourists got stuck in the rain drain.
A team of forest workers rescued the people
The tourists were left breathless on seeing the water rising in the drain with a fast flow due to rain. But, the guide present in the canter immediately informed the forest department officials and other guides about the incident. On receiving this information, a team of forest workers reached the spot and with great understanding, rescued the tourists safely from the canter stuck in the water and all the tourists were taken out of the forest in another canter. The forest workers rescued the tourists safely, but the canter remained stuck in the drain. Ranthambore Tourism DFO Pramod Dhakad says that the canter stuck in the drain could not be pulled out due to darkness. He says that the canter will be pulled out of the drain today with the help of a tractor.
Tiger safari banned for 2 days
Due to the incident that happened on Monday evening, the forest officials have banned tiger safari in zones number 6 to 10 of Ranthambore for the next two days and a decision will be taken about tiger safari after two days after looking at the weather and conditions. Tiger safari is already closed in zones number 1 to 5 in Ranthambore. It is a good thing that the forest department team reached the spot in time and rescued the tourists safely, otherwise a major accident could have happened.
