Uttarakhand: Avalanche near NIM's advance camp in Uttarkashi, death of some climbers

Pankaj Prasad
Uttrakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttrakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that saddened by the loss of many lives due to the avalanche in Uttarkashi, condolences to the families of the deceased.

Big news is coming from Uttarkashi. According to the information, the avalanche took place near the advance camp of NIM in Bhukki .There is news of the death of some climbers in this. In this regard, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand tweeted that information has been received that 28 trainees of Nehru Mountaineering Institute, Uttarkashi are stranded due to avalanche in Draupadi's Danda-2 mountain peak. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out to get the trainees out safely as soon as possible.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that saddened by the loss of many lives due to the avalanche in Uttarkashi, condolences to the families of the deceased. According to media reports, a Cheetah helicopter has been deployed to rescue the trackers trapped in the avalanche. Out of 28 trackers trapped in the avalanche, 8 have been rescued.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to the Defense Minister

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted that after talking to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and requested to take the help of the army to speed up the rescue operation, he assured us to give all possible help from the central government. Is. A rescue operation is being conducted to rescue everyone. In the next tweet, he wrote that information has been received that 28 trainees of Nehru Mountaineering Institute, Uttarkashi are trapped due to avalanche in Draupadi's Danda-2 mountain peak.

In another tweet, CM Dhami wrote that 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. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out.