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Two Indian pilgrims died among those who embarked on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, while more than 1,500 others were stranded due to poor weather conditions along the Simikot-Hilsa road. Satya Laxmi of Andhra Pradesh – deceased.
Leela suddenly died at his hotel while he was returning after visiting Mansarovar, while Laxmi died in Taklakot, according to Rabin Shrestha, a senior police officer from Humla District cited by Kathmandu L & # India has sought help from Kathmandu to evacuate them, and the authorities have indicated that more than 100 Indian pilgrims have been evacuated from the Simikot region of Nepal and that relief efforts have been stepped up to bring back all those who were stranded. at Kailash Mansarovar in India. Tibetan Region of China
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The office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he was in contact with the Ministry of External Affairs as well as other relevant officials and gave instructions to provide any possible badistance to the stranded Indians.
In a series of tweets, external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that 525 pilgrims are stranded in Simikot, 550 in Hilsa and another 500 are stranded on Tibet's side, adding that India has asked the Nepalese government to evacuate the helicopters from the army
. and their family members who will provide information in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. / 5 #IndiansStrandedInNepal
– Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 3, 2018
We have asked the Government of Nepal that army helicopters evacuate Indian nationals stranded . / 4 #IndiansStrandedInNepal – Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 3, 2018
"Up to now, 104 pilgrims have been rescued from the site .for relief work," an official at the Indian Embbady told the news agency PTI . The evacuated pilgrims were taken to Nepalganj, on the border of India
The pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in the Tibetan region of China is considered sacred by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Every year, hundreds of Indians undertake the "yatra" which consists of hiking in inhospitable conditions.
Swaraj says India has set up helplines for pilgrims and their families who will receive information in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. 19659002] "The Embbady of India in Nepal has deployed representatives to Nepalganj and Simikot, they are in contact with pilgrims and ensure that all pilgrims can eat and shelter," he said. -she says. a health check was carried out on all the elderly pilgrims and they received the necessary medical help
"In Hilsa, we asked for the necessary badistance to the police authorities," she said.
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 inadequate.
The mission also studies ives to evacuate stranded people from Simikot, including by alternative routes via Simikot-Surkhet, Simikot-Jumla and Simikot-Mugu.
With entries from PTI
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