PrashantNews
Rescuers on Sunday recovered the bodies of all the four missing persons that culminated the rigorous search and rescue operation in the Mana avalanche in Uttarakhand which left a total of eight persons dead.
The body of Arvind Kumar Singh of Dehradun was recovered in the evening in the high-altitude Mana area of Chamoli district. Earlier in the day, three bodies were recovered. Three persons whose bodies were recovered on Sunday have been identified as Harmesh Chand (Una, Himachal), Anil Kumar (Udhamsingh Nagar, UK) and Ashok Paswan (Fatehpur, UP).
Forty six workers have been rescued in the three day operation. Most of these workers are getting medical care in various hospitals. A total of 54 labourers were inside eight BRO containers for the road work in Mana area when the avalanche hit with a frightening speed from a nearby lofty mountain on Friday morning.
The search and rescue operation was carried out under the supervision and coordination of Commander IBEX Brigade at the avalanche site in close coordination with other agencies like ITBP, NDRF and SDRF.
The army was using all necessary equipments and resources in the search operation including sniffer dogs
Meanwhile, one person identified as Sunil Kumar reached his home in Kangra in Himachal Pradesh safely as he had left Mana few days ago without informing the BRO authorities.
On Friday 33 labourers were rescued after the avalanche struck Mana area situated near Badrinath shrine amid the season’s heaviest snowfall. On Saturday, 17 more workers were rescued as the weather improved considerably allowing the army to fly helicopters for the search operation. Out of the 54 workers, eight have died.
The Mana avalanche episode came more than a year after 41 workers in Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district were safely brought out on November 29, 2023 after remaining trapped for 17 days.