{"id":303351,"date":"2018-09-28T05:46:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T05:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=303351"},"modified":"2018-09-28T05:46:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T05:46:32","slug":"himachal-pradesh-iaf-airlifted-26-stranded-people-from-lahaul-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/himachal-pradesh-iaf-airlifted-26-stranded-people-from-lahaul-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Himachal Pradesh: IAF airlifted 26 stranded people from Lahaul Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/himachal-pradesh-iaf-airlifted-26-stranded-people-from-lahaul-valley\/himachal-lahaul\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-303352\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-303352 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/himachal-lahaul-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/himachal-lahaul-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/himachal-lahaul-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/himachal-lahaul.png 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a>The Indian Air Force on Friday resumed its rescue operation and airlifted 26 people including Six bikers and 20 tourists who were stranded in Himachal Pradesh\u2019s snow-marooned Lahaul Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The stranded bikers including (three women from Delhi, Trivandrum\u00a0and\u00a0Rajkot) and 20 other tourists were airlifted from locations near Chhattru and Chhota Dara near Bara Shigri glacier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the reports, more people are reported to be holed up at a snowbound location near Chhattru. They will be rescued in subsequent sorties by IAF helicopters later in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Indian Air Force tweeted, \u201cUpdate on #HimachalRescue &#8211; MLH lands back at Kullu after it took off at first light, today. It safely picked up 6 Bikers &amp; 20 Tourist from Chattru &amp; Chita Dara near BaraShigri Glacier. Rescued bikers included 3 ladies from Delhi, Trivandrum &amp; Rajkot. Other\u00a0heptrs\u00a0are airborne.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The total number of people rescued since September 24 rose to over 1,350.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is in full swing to clear the snow for restoring the road link between the Baralacha Pass and district\u00a0headquarters Keylong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On 27 September, 424 people were evacuated from Lahaul-Spiti, while 350 via the Rohtang tunnel and 74 others were airlifted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Air Force on Friday resumed its rescue operation and airlifted 26 people including Six bikers and 20 tourists who were stranded in Himachal Pradesh\u2019s snow-marooned Lahaul Valley. The stranded bikers including (three women from Delhi, Trivandrum\u00a0and\u00a0Rajkot) and 20 other tourists were airlifted from locations near Chhattru and Chhota Dara near Bara Shigri glacier. 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