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Delhi asked for help from Kathmandu for the evacuation of hundreds of Indian pilgrims, en route to Kailash Mansarovar, stranded near the Nepalese border with China, amid torrential rains and landslides. field, said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday.
An official source confirmed that of 1,575 pilgrims, two died in difficult conditions along the Nepalganj-Simikot high-altitude road.
They were identified as Satya Lakshmi Narayana Subba Rao from Visakhapatnam and Leela Narayanan from Malappuram, who could not be airlifted because of the incessant downpour. "We have set up hotlines for pilgrims and family members for information in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.We have asked the Government of Nepal for helicopters of the army of evacuate the stranded Indians, "said Ms. Swaraj in social media.
However, on Tuesday, official sources confirmed that the Nepalese mission had initiated evacuation with the aid of commercial flights. "The mission was able to evacuate about 150 Hilsa pilgrims to Simikot," said one official. Earlier, the Embbady had said in a statement that the routing of stranded pilgrims would be a "gradual process dependent on weather conditions".
A similar operation was undertaken by nine commercial flights used to evacuate 158 pilgrims from Simikot to Nepalganj. . For faster coordination, the Indian Embbady sent a four-member team to Nepalganj on Tuesday night, which would allow Hilsa and Simikot to step up their evacuation efforts.
The well-being of pilgrims is also followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in contact with the MEA and other senior officials regarding the well-being of stranded pilgrims in Nepal," his office said in a statement.
While pilgrims are stranded at Simikot The situation became serious Monday morning when Ms. Narayanan died due to an altitude-related illness. Due to the worsening of the health status of the elderly, the Kathmandu Embbady also made medical arrangements.
"The mission representative in Simikot called all elderly pilgrims to a doctor available in Simikot, and in case of a medical complication they are given preventive medications and medical advice on what to do and what not to do. The mission coordinators are also trying to prevent the influx of pilgrims on the Nepali side of Tibet keeping the number of pilgrims in a manageable range. "
The mission coordinators are also trying to prevent the influx of pilgrims from the Nepalese side of Tibet keeping the number of pilgrims in a manageable range. the number of pilgrims could create a problem of accommodation and safety
The road leading to the pilgrimage from Kailash Mansarovar to Simikot is difficult because of the lack of road network and pilgrims must depend on the air service which can not only work on a clear day.Tuesday, the Embbady of India in Kathmandu is studying different ways of evacuation of the population
from Simikot.According to the information available s, the Nepalese army has reserved a helicopter in readiness at the time and when the weather permits.
"The situation continues to be under control.The mission remains confident that all Indians would be able to evacuate all Indians over the next three or four days if weather conditions continue to prevail. 39, improve, "said an official to the media
. Rabindra Adhikari, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said in a statement: "After three days of flight cancellation due to weather conditions at Simikot, pilgrims (Indians) were being flown to Nepalganj today … 700 people are still in Simikot and tomorrow "
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