More than 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India have stranded in Nepal, 100 evacuees | News from India

More than 100 Indian pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot in Nepal on Tuesday as relief efforts intensified to bring back more than 1,500 stranded Indians in the mountainous region of Nepal because of the return of the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage to Tibet. 19659002] "So far, 104 pilgrims have been rescued from the site." Seven commercial flights have already been made for relief work, "said an official at the Indian Embbady in PTI.

Four Embbady employees, two in Simikot and Tibet, were deployed with the necessary equipment so that pilgrims could In 1965, the evacuated pilgrims were taken to Nepalganj, on the border of Liaoning. India

. Two Indian pilgrims – Narayanam Leela, 56, Kerela and Satya Laxmi of Andra Pradesh – died,

Leela died suddenly at his hotel while he was returning after visiting Mansarovar, while Laxmi died in Taklakot, said Rabin Shrestha, deputy superintendent of police, quoted by Kathmandu Post newspaper.

Earlier, the Indian Embbady in Kathmandu said in a statement that there were about 525 Indian pilgrims stranded in Simikot in Humla District, 550 in Hilsa and D & # 39; Others on the Tibetan side

. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra's Simikot-Hilsa Road (across Nepal), according to the statement, as time remains inclement

The Embbady said that it has placed its representatives in Nepalganj and Simikot, who are personally in touch with each failed pilgrim. They ensure that pilgrims have access to adequate food and shelter.

They were asked to give priority to the situation in Hilsa, which is poor in infrastructure compared to other areas

. also asked all tour operators to try to keep pilgrims as far as possible on the Tibetan side, as medical and civic facilities on the Nepali side are insufficient.

At Simikot, a health check was carried out on all elderly pilgrims and they receive the required medical aid.

The mission is also studying various alternatives to evacuate the stranded people from Simikot, including alternative routes through Simikot-Surkhet / Simikot-Jumla / Simikot-Mugu.

India also asked the Nepalese government to equip army helicopters. evacuate the stranded Indian nationals

The embbady has already set up a hotline for pilgrims and their family members, which also includes other staff speaking speaking for Tamil speakers, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.