New Delhi: In one of the largest operations in several decades, the Army and the Air Force today mounted massive rescue and relief operations in the flood and landslide affected areas of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh while the Border Roads Organisation deployed 3000 of its personnel and equipment, working for various projects, to clear the roads and to rescue the stranded people.
Army has so far inducted 12 medical teams and opened emergency medical helpline. Beside 600 stranded civilians have been given access to Army communications to facilitate them to contact their families. As per latest reports, more than 2800 people are still stranded in Harsil – Gangotri area, and approx 5500 in Kedarnath valley, 2500 on Hemkund axis and approx 15,000 on Badrinath axis. Army also evacuated 1550 people from Govindghat, inserted 4 more medical teams on Badrinath and Hemkund axis, and distributed more than 5000 food packets in Govindghat, Pandukeshwar, isolated locations in Badrinath and Kedarnath regions.
Army Doctor treated 300 people in Joshimath, 150 in Harsil, and 70 in Rudraprayag. |
