Uttarakhand avalanche: CM Dhami monitors situation, Rishikesh-Badrinath highway blocked
India News | Indian Army's swift action has led to the rescue of civilians, with ongoing evacuation efforts using helicopters to transport injured personnel to safety.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday (Mar 1) that the authorities are racing against time to rescue the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers who are still trapped following an avalanche in the north Indian state. Dhami also conducted an aerial survey.
Indian Army on Saturday morning rescued 14 civilians and evacuated them from the avalanche site. Three injured personnel were also evacuated from Mana to Joshimath for critical medical care through Army-hired civil helicopters.
There was a slight respite in the weather on Saturday morning.
After the evacuation of the 14 labourers, 47 of the 55 labourers who were trapped under the avalanche, which hit the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp, have been rescued. By Friday night, 33 had been rescued.
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Due to heavy snow, the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway was blocked.
The avalanche buried a BRO camp in the high-altitude village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. At least 55 workers got trapped initially, of which 33 were rescued by Friday evening.
Rain and snowfall hampered the rescue efforts on Friday and the operation was suspended as the night fell.
CM Dhami visited the disaster control room on Friday evening to assess the situation and directed officials to speed up the rescue operation.
"I had a telephonic conversation with PM Modi, and he has assured all the possible help... The PMO is in constant touch with us. 14 more people have been rescued, and all are doing well, rest will be rescued soon," Dhami told the news agency ANI.
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Here’s what DM Chamoli Sandeep Tiwari said
In a video, DM Chamoli Sandeep Tiwari said that the rescue operation is underway in area. "Today, we have shifted the injured to Joshimath Army Hospital. They are stable. NDRF "team is present here. As the weather is clear now, we hope the rescue operations will now speed up."
(With inputs from agencies)