On Wednesday, on the second day of the debris in the army camp in Dharali village and Harshil, the search for lives has started on Wednesday. Teams of Army, ITBP and SDRF were engaged in search and rescue work by helicopter. During this time two bodies have been found, due to which the number of dead has now been six. At the same time, 13 people, including 11 soldiers trapped in the debris in Harshil, have been rescued. According to the district administration, 20 people, including 10 army personnel, are still missing, whose search is on. At the same time, there is also apprehension that this number may increase further.
The rescue operation caught up on Wednesday afternoon after the wrath of a cloudburst at Dharali in Uttarkashi. According to the district administration, two injured soldiers have been sent to Higher Center by helicopter. Eight local youths of Dharli, two persons of Nepali origin and 20 people, including 10 army personnel, are still missing, whose search is on. At the same time, there is also apprehension that this number may increase further.
On the second day of the disaster in Dharali, the roads were closed due to landslides. Due to which rescue and relief work was interrupted. Relief materials, food items and rescue equipment were transported to the Dharali area through two helicopters from the helipad at Bhatwadi. Heavy machinery related to rescue work is being delivered from the army helicopter. ITBP, NDRF, police etc. rescue teams could not move forward due to large rock fall on the national highway in Bhatwadi, the entire road has been damaged and damaged.
Let me tell you that on Tuesday, many multi -storey hotels and restaurants in Dharali village had become free due to the flood and debris due to cloudburst in Harshil Valley on Tuesday. At the same time, many people were caught in the rubble. However, on the first day, the administrative staff and other relief teams could not reach the spot due to repeated debris in Kheer Ganga and the Gangotri highway being damaged, but the helicopters flew and rescue teams reached the spot after the weather opened on Wednesday.
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Chief Minister landed on ground zero, stayed in Uttarkashi at night
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami landed on the ground zero on Wednesday to speed up rescue and relief work after disaster in Dharali village of Uttarkashi district. Despite the challenges of the weather, the CM reached Uttarkashi and took stock of the loss in the disaster -hit area. At the same time, meeting the affected people assured all possible help from the government.
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Army also took command
Secretary Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman said that with two Chinooks and 115 Special Forces, five AN-32 helicopters of the army have also reached Jollygrant. 40 Army personnel have been departed from Nelang. The medical team of 50 soldiers has reached Tekla. Apart from this, 130 additional ITBP personnel have been dispatched to the scene. At the same time, a total of 32 soldiers of the district administration, SDRF, NDRF reached the ground zero. They also have satellite phones. At the same time, Jolly Grant could not land at the airport due to an MI 17 bad weather. Efforts will be made to land Mi 17 as soon as the weather is cleared.
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NDRF – Photo: Dialogue
Heavy machinery to remove debris will aircraft
In -charge Chief Secretary RK Sudhanshu told the CM through VC that BRO and Public Works Department are constantly making efforts to open the route. Hawaii rescue is being interrupted due to bad weather, as soon as the weather is cleared, the heavy machinery will be aircrafts to remove debris along with the rescue teams as soon as the weather is cleared.
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Officers made strategy of rescue operation
In -charge Chief Secretary RK Sudhanshu, Secretary Shailesh Bagoli, DGP Deepam Seth, GOC Sub Area Major General MPS Gill, Secretary Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman as well as secretary and senior officials of various departments reached the state emergency operations center and made a strategy to conduct relief and rescue operations in the morning. Information was also taken from the Meteorological Department about the weather situation in the coming days.
