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Dehradun, Feb 08: Coated in mud, a number of males had been safely pulled out one after the opposite from a slush-covered tunnel by ITBP personnel within the Tapovan energy undertaking space that was swept away by a flash flood triggered by a glacier break within the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday.
In a video of the operation shared by the border power, the rescuers could be seen elevating slogans of ‘dum lagakey haisha’ whereas retrieving a few males via the vertical and slim snout of the tunnel with the assistance of a rope line.
These current on the spot motivated the boys in motion with ‘bahut badhiya’ and ‘shabaash’, jo ‘bole so nihaal’ and ‘jai ho’ slogans.
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One of many employees rescued from the tunnel was seen taking a euphoric leap because the ITBP personnel patted his again in recognition of the grit and endurance displayed by him regardless of being hit by a catastrophe and being swamped with mud.
“Apna bhai aa gaya (our brother is again),” stated a neighborhood who works within the undertaking space as one other official summed up the temper within the catastrophe zone by saying “nayi zindagi mili (these rescued bought a brand new life)”.
A number of groups of the power, with personnel sporting protecting gear and helmets, had been rushed to the Tapovan energy undertaking web site from their 1st battalion base in Joshimath and the ITBP mountaineering and snowboarding institute situated close by in Auli to launch search and rescue works.
One of many employees rescued from the tunnel was seen taking a euphoric leap because the ITBP personnel patted his again in recognition of the grit and endurance displayed by him regardless of being hit by a catastrophe and being swamped with mud.
“Apna bhai aa gaya (our brother is again),” stated a neighborhood who works within the undertaking space as one other official summed up the temper within the catastrophe zone by saying “nayi zindagi mili (these rescued bought a brand new life)”.
A number of groups of the power, with personnel sporting protecting gear and helmets, had been rushed to the Tapovan energy undertaking web site from their 1st battalion base in Joshimath and the ITBP mountaineering and snowboarding institute situated close by in Auli to launch search and rescue works.
A complete of 12 employees have been rescued from the tunnel web site until now. There’s a second tunnel too the place the rescuers are working,” Pandey stated.
Chamoli, about 270 kms from state capital Dehradun, is a border district alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC) with China and it’s well-known for the Badrinath shrine that’s situated very near the final Indian village in Mana.
The ITBP has a big deployment right here as a part of its mandate to protect the LAC.