Monday, June 24, 2013

Uttarakhand Crisis:Unmanned aerial vehicle Netra deployed

Unmanned aerial vehicle Netra deploye, bad weather predicted for today and  rescuers have intensified their efforts to evacuate 10,000 people still stranded in flood and landslide affected areas of Uttarakhand.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau Neelam Kapoor said that a total of 83 aircrafts are being used in the relief and rescue operations being carried out by army, airforce, ITBP and NDRF.

She said, the main focus of today's operation will be Harsil where about 2,000 people are still stranded.

About 5,000 people are stranded in Badrinath. The NDRF has also deployed unmanned aerial vehicle 'Netra' to locate survivors in affected areas. NDRF DIG SS Guleria said that the UAV will operate today also to ensure that all survivors are located and evacuated.

The army, ITBP and NDRF will also launch a combing operation today in the affected areas to ensure that no one is left out in the devastated areas.

Our correspondent reports that the two-day combing operations will be launched from Gauri Kund to Kedarnath temple complex in Rudraprayag district.

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