Amarnath cloudburst: Army engages high-tech gear to rescue pilgrims
By PTI
SRINAGAR: In one of many main peacetime rescue operations, the Indian Army has deployed males and equipment together with the newest gear to rescue the Amarnath pilgrims who had been injured within the flash flood triggered by heavy rain, an Army official stated right here on Saturday.
The rescue workforce rushed to the location as quickly as they bought the details about casualties within the cloudburst that occurred on Friday night, the official stated.
He stated an infantry battalion led by a Colonel together with Quick Reaction Teams, a further firm of personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles Sector and a workforce from particular forces reached the holy cave together with specialised rescue gear to undertake the operation.
“Through the night, the senior Army officers of the infantry battalion and Rashtriya Rifles oversaw and coordinated rescue operations from the cave and Nilgrar. Medical resources at the cave and at Nilgrar were activated and additional resources deployed,” the official stated.
He stated 9 surveillance detachments with hand-held thermal imagers, night time imaginative and prescient gadgets and different devices had been deployed for the search operations.
“Two advanced light helicopters (ALHs) were moved for casualty evacuation at the holy cave. However, owing to bad weather, night landing at the cave was unsuccessful. Two Through Wall Radars and two Search And Rescue dog squads were also moved to the cave for the rescue operation,” he added.
Giving particulars of the evacuations, the official stated the search, rescue and medical effort continued at dawn.
“At 6.45 am, the first ALH landed at the site to commence evacuation of the injured. A total of 15 bodies and 63 injured yatris have been taken out. Both Army and Civilian helicopters are carrying out relentless sorties to evacuate the injured and the dead,” he stated.
“A total of 28 patients have been evacuated from the cave to advanced dressing station Nilagrar. After stabilising, 11 have further been moved to SKIMS Srinagar in civil helicopters for treatment,” he added.
The our bodies have been moved from the cave to Nilagrar whereas stranded yatris are being escorted by the Indian Army personnel as much as Baltal, for the reason that monitor is slushy and slippery.
“Simultaneously search was also commenced at daybreak at Amarnath Nar at Sangam for any possible casualties,” the official stated.
Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen ADS Aujla and Major General Sanjiv Singh Slaria, GOC of counter insurgency Kilo Force visited the Holy Cave early on Saturday to evaluation the rescue and medical efforts being undertaken by the Indian Army.
The GOC Chinar Corps additionally interacted with the yatris and locals and warranted of all attainable assist from the Army.
