Himachal Pradesh: 300 tourists stranded at Chandrataal Lake still have to wait
Himachal Pradesh: 300 tourists stranded at Chandrataal Lake still have to wait
Shimla
300 tourists stranded at Chandrataal Lake in Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh will still have to wait for rescue as officials couldn’t reach the spot due to heavy snow.
ADC Kaza Rahul Jain said a rescue team that had left for Chadrataal to shift stranded tourists to safer places, wasn’t able to reach beyond Kunjum Top.
The team had to return to Losar last evening after reaching Kunjum Top and it is 25 km away from the lake.
“There is around 3-4 feet of snow at Kunjam Top which is hampering rescue operations. A team has reached the spot for snow clearing operation and we are hopeful to reach Chandrataal Lake by evening today,” Jain added.
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A team has already reached tourists and has briefed them about the rescue operations being carried out to shift them to safer locations.
So far 2000 people stranded in the Kasol area of Kullu district have been evacuated. Meanwhile, men and machinery had been deployed to restore traffic on Kasol-Bhuntar Road.
More than 2200 vehicles have passed through Kullu from Manali so far and food is being distributed to them at Ramshilla Chowk.
As per reports, 27 persons have died in recent heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh while causing extensive damage to roads, water and electricity supply systems.
