Indian tunnel rescue team makes progress at Chilime, Langtang hydropower sites in Nepal
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India’s tunnel rescue team at work at Nepal's flood-hit Chilime hydropower project site.
India’s specialised tunnel rescue team established a foothold inside a tunnel at Chilime and probed up to 185 metres at Langtang. A specialised Indian forensics team also continued its work in Kathmandu in coordination with the Nepal Police’s Forensic Science Laboratory.
India’s specialised tunnel rescue team started work at the Chilime and Langtang sites in coordination with the Nepali Army despite inclement weather and difficult access conditions and has made progress at two hydropower sites in flood-hit Nepal.
The team established a foothold inside a tunnel at Chilime and probed up to 185 metres at Langtang, said the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava.
The envoy met India’s technical teams deployed for tunnel rescue operations on Monday and was briefed on their work at the Langtang and Chilime tunnels.
“Despite inclement weather and difficult access conditions at Chilime, the team successfully established foothold at the tunnel and set up safety ropes inside tunnel,” he said in a post on X.
At Langtang, the Indian team, along with Nepali forces, was able to probe up to 185 metres inside the tunnel.
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India has deployed specialised teams to assist Nepal following the devastating flash floods of August 26, which swept through northern and central parts of the country, killing hundreds, leaving thousands missing and causing massive devastation.
Expert teams from India and China are assisting Nepal in tracing workers and employees who remain unaccounted for at various hydropower project sites since the disaster.
The Indian ambassador also visited the Nepali Army base in Bidur, Nuwakot, which is serving as a staging post for rescue and relief operations in Rasuwa.
He also met Nepal’s Home Minister Sudan Gurung and Energy and Water Resources Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha and discussed India’s support in rescue and relief efforts.
A specialised Indian forensics team also continued its work in Kathmandu in coordination with the Nepal Police’s Forensic Science Laboratory, discussing optimisation of various protocols and documentation, the MEA said.
