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ARMY EVACUATES ALL PEOPLE FROM GANGOTRI
- Published_at:2013-06-23
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Indian Armed Forces
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- description: The Army's rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand have achieved some major successes. All the 500 people stranded in and around Gangotri have been evacuated. Barring 25 people, Gangariya on the Hemkund axis has been evacuated. Army troops skilled in mountain rescue operations had established contact with more than 1000 persons stranded in mountain folds in Jungle Chatti between Gauri Kund and Rambara on the Kedarnath axis. Till reports last came in, Army helicopters evacuated 350 people. Food and medicines have also been dropped. Two medical teams have now established at Gauri Kund to treat patients. Besides, a composite relief staging area has been opened at Gauri Kund providing food, water and medicines to the people. Early in the day, dedicated Army teams worked tirelessly to prepare a helipad at Jungle Chatti which facilitated evacuation from one of the most dangerous and inaccessible areas of Kedar valley. This helipad is now being improved to facilitate landing of Dhruv helicopters. Army also constructed two helipads at Gauri Kund. A heli-bridge was created at Govind Ghat to transport pilgrims across the Alaknanda River. Helicopters did shuttle service from either banks of the river as the temporary crossing made earlier had collapsed. The foot track between Govind Ghat and Lambagar on Badrinath road was operationalised. Another column conducting road clearing operations from Badrinath to Lambagar successfully launched a foot bridge over Alaknanda this evening, thus opening the foot route from Badrinath to Govindghat. Road Govindghat to Joshimath is open to vehicular traffic. All stranded people in Gangotri have been evacuated. Road is now open for light vehicles from Gangotri to Harsil. Due to a series of landslides between Harsil and Uttarkashi, Army is now moving people using 'Staging Area' concept. Across all landslides, people are being made to cross on foot and in between any two landslides, vehicles are being used. Two staging areas at Sukhi and Gangnani have been established to provide food and medicines to evacuated people. Army column reached Barkot on Yamunotri axis today. The column would start evacuating people from Yamunotri by tomorrow. As per the latest data, approximately 700 people are at Yamunotri. In Tawaghat -- Dharchula axis in Pithoragarh district, Army is in the process of establishing link up with approximately 1000 people in Sobala valley and medical teams and food has already been sent there today. Army column evacuated all 45 children who were stranded on Pindari glacier in Bageshwar district. Search operations are on to link up with 10 to 12 people stranded on Sunderdhunga glacier. Eight columns of Army have also been deployed in 08 districts of North Western UP. 2500 people have been evacuated to safer places in Pilibhit district and 260 people have been moved to safer places near Palwal. Army has so far deployed 19 medical teams in Uttarakhand with each team led by a doctor. 45 satellite phones have also been deployed in various parts of the state to enable stranded people to contact their families. More than 2300 people used Army communication facilities to talk to their loved ones at home.
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