1166 individuals rescued from Bharmour in 24 hours
The massive rescue operation spearheaded by the State Government, under the supervision of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has yielded positive outcome as 1166 stranded Manimahesh Yatra pilgrims have been evacuated from the Bharmour area to Chamba. All the devotees have been sent to their respective destinations by HRTC buses free of cost.
Today, 524 passengers were airlifted from Bharmour in 12 sorties of Air Force Chinook helicopter. Three mortal remains were also brought from Bharmour to Chamba. Yesterday also, 35 pilgrims were airlifted through 7 helicopter sorties from Bharmour free of cost.
Simultaneously, yesterday the Chamba district administration also transported 607 stranded yatris by road from Bharmour to Chamba without charging any fare. Though, at certain damaged stretches, adequate security arrangements were made to ensure their safety while on foot. In addition, free food, drinking water and other essentials were also arranged en-route to prevent any inconvenience to them. From Chamba, they were further transported to Nurpur and Pathankot in 13 HRTC buses late night free of cost.
The Chief Minister closely monitored the rescue operations while Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi was leading the entire operation at Bharmour.
While talking to media persons at Kullu today, the Chief Minister commended the efforts of Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi in leading the operations and also lauded the efforts of NDRF, SDRF, Police Force, Home Guards, District Administration Chamba, Officers and officials of various departments deployed in the restoration operations, NGOs and individuals for their tireless efforts in relief and rescue operations.
