Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday visited the Disaster Control Room at IT Park, Dehradun, for the second consecutive day to review the ongoing rescue operation for Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers trapped in Mana, Chamoli.
A road accident on Friday night in Karachi's Baldia added to the growing death toll of road mishaps in the city, as a dumper truck driving the wrong way on the Hub River road ran over a rickshaw, taking the total death toll of the year to 150.
According to Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Public Relations Officer (PRO), "Rescue operations have been temporarily halted due to heavy snowfall and bad weather conditions. Teams remain on standby to resume at the earliest opportunity. Further updates to follow."
Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding in Central Command (GOC-in-C), shared the development on the Mana Avalanche incident and said, "Unfortunately, two people have died. All assistance, including UAVs and radars, will be pressed into service once the weather and
Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday said that heavy snowfall and rainfall over the last two days have disrupted road connectivity in Himachal Pradesh.
Kullu Deputy Commissioner Torul S. Raveesh provides updates on the weather clearing, power restoration efforts, and ongoing relief operations after heavy snowfall disrupted roads and services in the region.
The 88th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti has evaluated infrastructure projects in the Road, Railway, Information Technology and Metro sectors, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a release on Saturday.
Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh have been severely impacted by heavy snowfall, causing road disruptions. IMD scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma forecasts more snow and rain in the coming days due to a Western disturbance.
Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari provided an update on the ongoing rescue operations in Chamoli on Saturday, stating that 49 out of 55 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers have been rescued, while six individuals remain missing.