Mana Avalanche Search Operation Day 2: 47 out of 55 workers rescued, now 8 trapped, PM takes update

Rescue operation has started for BRO workers buried under debris after the avalanche in Mana near Badrinath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Friday. Heli rescue operation has been started from Jyotirmath base camp in Mana avalanche rescue operation. Currently two private helicopters have been sent towards Badrinath Dham.

Heavy snowfall has been reported on the road beyond Lambagad. Therefore, now full focus is being done on heli rescue operation. Here Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an update from Uttarakhand CM Dhami regarding the rescue operation.

Rescue started at Mana avalanche site

The good news this morning regarding Mana avalanche rescue operation is that the weather has now become normal in the area. After the snowfall stopped, now heli rescue operation has started from base camp Joshimath. From DM Chamoli to all the officers of disaster management are present in Jyotirmath.

Here, about 150 rescue workers have also left from Joshimath and Govind Ghat Gurudwara for avalanche rescue operation near Badrinath Mana. CM Dhami can also reach Joshimath to monitor the rescue operation. At present, BRO / administration has also released the list of workers caught in the avalanche.

1. Abhinash Kumar – Bihar
2. Indrajit Kumar Bharti – Bihar
3. Abhishek Anand – Bihar
4. Dheeraj Kumar Paswan – Bihar
5. Munna Prasad – Bihar
6. Kisan Kumar – Bihar
7. Dilip Kumar – Bihar
8. Laddoo Kumar Pandit – Bihar
9. Vijaypal – Bihar
10. Jitesh Kumar – Bihar
11. Pintu Kumar – Bihar

11 workers from Uttar Pradesh

1. Ram Sujan Singh – Uttar Pradesh
2. Satya Prakash Yadav – Uttar Pradesh
3. Pawan – Uttar Pradesh
4. Manjit Yadav – Uttar Pradesh
5. Chandrabhan Singh – Uttar Pradesh
6. Alok Yadav – Uttar Pradesh
7. Ashok – Uttar Pradesh
8. Govind Singh – Uttar Pradesh
9. Vivek Singh – Uttar Pradesh
10. Sukhdev – Uttar Pradesh
11. Rajendra Singh – Uttar Pradesh

55 workers were buried in the avalanche

It is worth noting that 55 workers working for BRO were buried under the debris after being hit by an avalanche near Mana, 3 km ahead of Badrinath. Out of these, 47 workers have been rescued by the army. They are being treated at Army Hospital Mana. Out of these, 6 workers have been admitted to Jyotirmath Military Hospital. Rescue operation is going on for 8 workers buried under the debris of avalanche.

1. Mohinder Pal – Himachal Pradesh
2. Panku – Himachal Pradesh
3. Vipan Kumar – Himachal Pradesh
4. Gopal Dutt Joshi – Himachal Pradesh
5. Sunil Kumar – Himachal Pradesh
6. Harmesh Chand – Himachal Pradesh
7. Jitendra Singh – Himachal Pradesh
8. Jagbir Singh – Punjab
9. Diler Singh – Jammu and Kashmir

Names of workers engaged in work

Names of total 55 workers have been released. Out of these, information about the states of 42 workers has been received. Information about 11 workers from Bihar, 11 from Uttarakhand, 11 from Uttar Pradesh, 7 from Himachal, while information about one worker each from Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir has been received so far. At the same time, the states of 13 workers have not been confirmed yet.

State not confirmed

1. Jaihindra Prasad Singh
2. Naresh Rajak
3. Vijay Kumar
4. Supari
5. Hari Bahadur
6. Nar Bahadur
7. Narendra
8. Jai Shankar
9. Surya
10. Hari Krishna
11. Karan Prasad
12. Singha
13. Mahendra

Three laborers admitted to Jyotirmath Military Hospital

Rescue work has been expedited since 7.30 am on Saturday. Rescue work is being done by two private helicopters. Among these, three laborers have been brought to Jyotirmath Military Hospital. Their condition is currently said to be critical. At the same time, Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari has reached Jyotirmath Military Hospital late night and has also instructed everyone to remain on alert mode. At the same time, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will reach Jyotirmath today and inspect the rescue work by helicopter and will also review with the concerned military officers.

Names of 11 workers from Uttarakhand-

1. Arvind Kumar Singh – Uttarakhand
2. Abhishek Panwar – Uttarakhand
3. Manoj Bhandari – Uttarakhand
4. Naresh Bisht – Uttarakhand
5. Anil Kumar – Uttarakhand
6. Ganesh Ram Arya – Uttarakhand
7. Ashok Kumar – Uttarakhand
8. Balwant Singh Samant – Uttarakhand
9. Dixit Singh – Uttarakhand
10. Laxman Singh Samant – Uttarakhand
11. Anil – Uttarakhand

20 km road from Hanuman Chatti to Badrinath covered with snow

Let us tell you that the distance from Hanuman Chatti to Badrinath is about 20 km. 6 to 8 feet of snow is lying on the road within a radius of 20 km. Due to this, movement from here has become difficult. Those who were sent from Joshimath for rescue work on Friday, could also reach Govind Ghat late in the evening. Because of heavy snowfall on the highway, there are a lot of difficulties in moving on foot.

Operation to rescue 22 workers trapped in avalanche

The weather is clear today. It is expected that the remaining people trapped in the debris of the avalanche will also be rescued today by continuous rescue operations by helicopter. Hospitals in Jyotirmath, Gauchar and Dehradun have been put on alert mode. Efforts are being made to take the injured to the hospital as soon as possible. By Friday evening, 33 personnel were rescued safely. The rescue work had to be stopped midway as soon as it became dark. The rescue work has been started by the army since 7:30 am today. All the teams of Army, ITBP, Police, Administration are continuously engaged in the rescue operation since morning. 14 more people have been rescued this morning. In this way, a total of 47 people have been rescued so far. Now 8 more people are to be rescued. 6 people have been admitted to Jyotirmath Hospital. 42 people are admitted in Mana.