Uttarakhand avalanche: Search for remaining 8 workers intensifies

Four Army choppers have been pressed into rescue operations to save eight people still trapped under snow in the avalanche that struck near Mana Village in Chamoli district of the state district magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said on Saturday A total of 47 out of the 55 trapped workers have been rescued so far he saidThe Chamoli District Magistrate further said four helicopters have arrived with the help of Centre and State governments have joined the rescue operationsOf the total 55 people 47 have been rescued from Mana We have brought seven people to Joshimath Hospital and they are under treatment They are under doctors observation Three of them are stableI hope that the remaining people will also be rescued soonWorkers of the Border Roads Organisation BRO had got trapped under snow when the avalanche struck on Friday and teams from the NDRF Indian Army and the IndoTibetan Border Police working on a war footing in a joint operation have managed to pull out 47 workers out of the 55 people trapped so far and the search for eight remaining have intensifiedChamoli District Magistrate said Thirty three people were rescued initially out of which three were critically injured They were treated at Manas Army Hospital and today they have been brought to the Military Hospital in JoshimathToday 14 more workers were rescued bringing the total number of rescues to 47 Relief and rescue operations are ongoing with full force officials saidChief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is closely monitoring the situation and receiving updates at every moment Helicopter services have been deployed to aid evacuation effortsIn a post on X he shared an update this morning During the rescue operation being carried out to rescue the workers trapped in the avalanche near Mana 14 other workers have also been rescued safely The rescued workers are being provided better health facilities Three seriously injured workers have been sent to Army Hospital Jyotirmath for treatment 14 3 hellip pictwittercomz1I0aTjUsLmdash Pushkar Singh Dhami pushkardhami March 1 2025Earlier today Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister and reviewed the rescue operationRespected Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji spoke on the phone and took information about the rescue operation being carried out to safely evacuate the workers trapped in Mana of Chamoli district CM Dhami posted on XCM Dhami had visited the disaster control room in Dehradun to review the rescue effortsThe Uttarakhand government had issued helpline numbers on Friday for people to get assistance or information related to the avalancheAccording to the the state governments Department of Information and Public Relations DIPR people are encouraged to contact the helpline numbers which are being operated through the state emergency operation centre of the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management AuthorityYesterday Indian Air Force has kept its mediumlift chopper Mi17 V5s and light helicopters ready for relief operations Indian Air Force Officials said that as soon as the weather conditions improve in the area the Indian Air Force will be ready to deploy its assets for relief operations in coordination with the local administrationThe Uttarakhand government has issued the following helpline numbers Mobile No 8218867005 9058441404 Telephone No 0135 2664315 TollFree No 1070