Air Force, Army Help With Uttarakhand Rescue, 10 Bodies Recovered

New Delhi:

India as we speak scrambled to deploy its varied forces in search, salvage, and rescue operations in Uttarakhand which is dealing with a significant catastrophe following a glacier burst in Chamoli district. While 10 our bodies have been discovered following the occasions of the day, over 150 individuals have been mentioned to be lacking.

Teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed within the Joshimath space, in line with SN Pradhan, the Director General of NDRF. “NDRF has already moved from Dehradun to Joshimath. We are organising airlift for 3-4 more teams from Delhi to Dehradun onwards to Joshimath,” he mentioned, in line with ANI.

Am continuously monitoring the unlucky state of affairs in Uttarakhand. India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everybody’s security there. Have been repeatedly talking to senior authorities and getting updates on NDRF deployment, rescue work and reduction operations.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 7, 2021

Six columns – round 600 personnel – of the Indian Army have been already shifting in direction of the flood-affected areas, officers mentioned. The Army has additionally deployed choppers to assist the federal government’s operations. Two medical groups have joined the operations whereas one engineering job power has been despatched to Ringi village.

The army station close to Rishikesh, they mentioned, was actively concerned within the coordination of rescue and reduction operations with the native administration whilst Army headquarters monitored the state of affairs.

Three choppers, together with two Mi-17s and one ALH Dhruv chopper, of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been stationed in Dehradun and close by areas for rescue operations. More plane will likely be deployed as per the requirement, IAF officers mentioned in line with ANI.

Indo-Tibetan Border Patrol (ITBP) personnel had arrived in Tapovan and Reni areas shortly after the flash floods had occurred.

“Over 200 jawans are on the job and working in collaboration with local administration. One team is on the spot to assess the situation,” ITBP spokesperson Vivek Pandey mentioned. “Another team is deployed near Joshimath to raise awareness and evacuate people. The situation is under control.”

Seven Indian Navy diving groups have been stored on stand by, sources mentioned.

The glacier breach has triggered an avalanche and big flooding alongside the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers, forcing the emergency evacuation of 1000’s from surrounding areas, and damaging homes and the close by Rishiganga energy undertaking. The higher reaches of the Rishiganga undertaking additionally has been broken, in line with NDRF chief Pradhan.