Uttarakhand: 94 stranded people, 8 NDRF personnel rescued from Kedarnath Valley

Dehradun: As many as 8 National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) personnel and 94 people, including both children and patients, were rescued on Monday morning from the Kedarnath valley.

The rescue operations that were hindered due to poor weather conditions in the valley resumed today.

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The MI-17 and Chinook helicopters of the Indian Air Force dropped off the airlifted passengers at Chardham helipad and Gauchar airstrips respectively.

The Ministry of Defence in a post on X posted "IAF continues rescue operations in Kedarnath. Mi17 and ALH helicopters are operating from Guptakashi while Chinook is operating from Gauchar helipad conducting multiple sorties to pick up stranded people from Kedar Valley." 

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In the meantime, the state government has set up a medical camp in Gauchar to provide aid to those who are being rescued. (with Agency inputs)

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