More than 5000 Army men fanned out across the districts of Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh districts in Uttarakhand and Saharanpur, Bijnor,Muzaffarnagar and Pilibhit districts of Uttar Pradesh in order to rescue and provide relief to stranded civil population affected by unprecedented floods.
1. Army column evacuated 600 people across a rivulet by laying a temporary bridge of wooden logs. All the people have now been brought to safety
2. Two officers and 24 soldiers have been inducted by helicopter this morning into Sirsi near Gauri Kund, 17 km short of Kedarnath. Evacuation of pilgrims by foot is presently under way
3. In Joshimath sector, NH-58 has been washed
away at Govindghat. More than 2000 have been evacuated on foot and are now housed in Joshimath. 1100 are in Army shelters.
4. Efforts are underway to lay cable bridge across Alaknanda to evacuate stranded Hemkund Sahib pilgrims. More than 450 were evacuated yesterday.
6. Army colums are presently in the process of evacuating marooned villagers at Rawli 8 km west of Bijnor
7. 200 people of Tharali village 5 kms North of Harsil have been evacuated and brought to safety this morning.
8. 24*& help lines and medical aid is bought into availability.
9. Union Minister Chiranjeevi garu spoke with Uttarkhand CM, Bhauguna and asks for help in evacuating the Telugu pilgrims. He ordered the Principal Secretary of Uttarkhand to provide food and water to the trapped Telugu piligrims.
Jai Jawan .. Jai Jai Jawan .. The real heroes Saving Us !
Hope, all the Pilgrims caught in floods comes out safely. ...(More..) |
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