ITBP, NDRF rescue 413 pilgrims stranded on Kinner Kailash trek
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This was due to incessant rains that washed away two makeshift bridges at Tangi Valley and at Kangyarang Nallah on the Kinner Kailash trek.
Kinnaur deputy commissioner Amit Kumar Sharma stated that the area was pitch dark, and with only portable lights, this overnight operation spanning over nine hours was powered by sheer commitment from the ITBP and NDRF teams. The Kinnaur district administration has suspended the Kinner Kailash Yatra on Tuesday until further orders.
The ITBP spokesperson stated that responding to a requisition from the Kinnaur deputy commissioner, the force deployed a rescue team with mountaineering and rope rescue and climbing (RRC) equipment after two makeshift bridges on the Kinner Kailash Yatra route were washed away due to incessant rains, leaving several pilgrims stranded.
The Kinner Kailash Yatra started on July 15 and would end on August 30. Each day, 350 pilgrims are allowed to undertake the Yatra. The pilgrimage starts from Kalpa in Kinnaur district, ending at the 6,050-metre high peak at Kinner Kailash, also considered the winter abode of Lord Shiva.
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