Officials said 65 stranded people were motivated for Mattali on Thursday in rescue operations in Uttarkashi district, a flash flood-clashed in Uttarakhand.
He said that efforts were also made for advanced equipment in the Himalayan village of Dharli to intensify the discovery of people trapped under the debris.
While there were no official words on how many people are missing, locals claimed that hundreds could be buried under the debris.
According to officials, sixty -five people, tourists who were stranded at various places in Uttarkashi district, have been shifted to nausea by helicopter.
He said that arrangements have been made to send buses to their respective sites.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is camping in Uttarkashi to monitor rescue operations, interacted with some people rescued in buses.
Those who were rescued include pilgrims from different parts of the country, who were stranded in the way of Gangotry after Tuesday’s flash flood. He thanked the army, state government and local people for giving them shelter and supporting them in every way.
National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Police and other related agencies are involved in relief and rescue operations.
SDRF IG Arun Mohan Joshi said, “Today our priority is to airlif advanced equipment on the spot. Our teams coming with advanced equipment were organized on Wednesday due to blocked roads.”
He said that there are 50 to 60-feet high mounds of debris and missing people may be trapped under them.
The landslide has blocked the arterial roads leading to Dharli, where dozens of people were trapped and many houses and cars were swept away by fierce water on Tuesday.
Advanced equipment will help dreate the rescue team through the huge amount of debris in search of missing. Eleven army personnel from a nearby camp in Harsil are among the missing people.
Another priority is protecting pilgrims trapped at different places due to blocked roads. Of them can be 300-400, Joshi said.
In addition to local and tourists, the missing laborers may be involved as many hotels were under construction at the place of flash floods.
Officials said that ground periting radar and sniper dogs could also be used to detect the disappearance.
Dharli is the main stagnation on the way to Gangotri, from where the Ganges originates, and homes to live in many hotels and homes.
The rescue team recovered two bodies on Wednesday.
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