"One body was recovered last evening. With this, 51 bodies have recovered," a police officer said.
However, 16 bodies are yet to be recovered.
The bus was washed away in the Gambhir river in Rajouri district's Noushera belt on September 4.
General Officer Commanding (GoC), 16 Corps, Lt Gen H K Singh, had told reporters on September 7 that there is an apprehension that the bodies might have been washed away to Pakistan as one of the body was recovered close to the border in a nallah joining Chenab.
A case has been registered in the mishap and probe is on to fix responsibility.
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