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136 Trekkers Stranded in Uttarkashi, Rescue Operation Underway, Control Room Monitoring
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News18•28-09-2026, 08:31
136 Trekkers Stranded in Uttarkashi, Rescue Operation Underway, Control Room Monitoring
- •136 trekkers and porters are stranded in Uttarkashi's high Himalayan regions following continuous snowfall.
- •District Magistrate Prashant Arya instructed safe evacuation; aerial rescue via helicopter will be initiated based on weather.
- •SDRF, NDRF, Police, NIM, and Forest Department teams are on alert with provisions for rations, water, and medicines.
- •The District Disaster Control Room is continuously monitoring the situation via satellite communication with expedition guides.
- •Most tourists stranded in Bhojwasa and Chirbasa have been safely evacuated; 18 people are at Kalindi Pass Base Camp and 29 at Auden's Col Pass Base Camp.
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A total of 136 mountaineers, trekkers, and support staff are currently present in the high-altitude regions of Uttarkashi following continuous snowfall.
Rescue operations are being conducted by teams from the SDRF, NDRF, Police, NIM, and the Forest Department under the supervision of the district administration.
Rescue teams safely evacuated approximately 1,100 pilgrims after debris and rockfall blocked the pedestrian route in the Chirbasa area.
