Commanding Officer of 14 Rajputana Rifles, Colonel Harshvardhan, leading the rescue operations after a mudslide in Uttarakhand's Harsil, said that more than 70 people were rescued on Wednesday morning.
The Indian Army has deployed 150 personnel, led by Colonel Harshvardhan, Commanding Officer of 14 RAJRIF, in rescue and relief operations amid a mudslide in Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.
Rescue and clearance operations are in full swing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, blocking several stretches of the Uttarkashi-Harsil road.
A cloudburst triggered devastating flashfloods in the Harsil area of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, with at least 8-10 Indian Army personnel reported missing from a camp in the lower Harsil region. The cloudburst occurred around 1:40 pm on Tuesday, causing widespread damage in Dharali
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed that winters hold special significance for religious journeys in Uttarakhand and said that visiting Uttarakhand during winters offers a true glimpse of divine aura of Devbhoomi.
Addressing a public rally in Harsil, PM Modi said two villages in the Uttarkashi district were evacuated during the war in 1962, and the government is making efforts to make them major tourist destinations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday encouraged the people to diversify the Uttarakhand tourism sector while promoting the Winter Tourism Programme, saying that no season should be off season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Uttarakhand on Thursday morning. He engaged with local artists as they performed a traditional folk dance in Mukhwa, the winter seat of Maa Ganga.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the trek and bike rally in Harsil after offering prayers at the winter residence of Maa Ganga in Uttarakhand's Mukhwa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Jolly Grant Airport in Uttarakhand, where he was received by the state's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday.
PM Modi is in Uttarkhand today, where he will perform pooja and darshan at the winter seat of Maa Ganga in Mukhwa at around 9:30 am. Around 10:40 am, he will flag off a trek and bike rally and also address the gathering at a public function in Harsil.