Rapid relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the district administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army and ITBP personnel along with the team of NIM to rescue the trainees
Rapid relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the district administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army and ITBP personnel along with the team of NIM to rescue the trainees
As many as 28 people are feared trapped in an avalanche that hit Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on October 4, 2022. The victims are trainees of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute of Uttarkashi. Rescue operations are underway.
According to preliminary reports, an avalanche hit the team around 9 am on Tuesday.
“Information about 28 trainees of Nehru Mountaineering Institute being trapped following an avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak has been received. Rapid, relief and rescue operations underway by the district administration, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel,” Mr. Dhami said.
“Rapid relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the district administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army and ITBP personnel along with the team of NIM to rescue the trainees trapped in the avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak at the earliest,” tweeted the Chief Minister.
An SDRF team has been rushed from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun for the rescue work.
Mr. Dhami said that he has spoken to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and requested for help from the Army to speed up the rescue operation. “He has assured us to give every possible help from the Centre. A rescue operation is being conducted to bring out everyone,” Mr. Dhami said.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also took to Twitter and expressed his anguish to the loss of lives and consoled the bereaved families who lost their family members. However, there is no official word on any loss of life yet.
“Deeply anguished by the loss of precious lives due to landslide which has struck the mountaineering expedition carried out by the Nehru Mountaineering Institute in Uttarkashi. My condolences to the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones,” Mr. Singh said in a tweet. “Spoke to CM Uttarakhand, Shri @PushkarDhamiand took stock of the situation. Rescue operations are underway to help the mountaineers who are still trapped. I have instructed the IAF to mount the rescue and relief ops. Praying for everyone’s safety and well-being,” he added.
