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The Print
4 days ago
- The Print
Mansarovar Yatra: 45 pilgrims enter Tibet through Lipulekh pass
Pithoragarh, Jul 10 (PTI) The first batch of 45 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims passing through the Lipulekh pass here entered Tibet, situated at an altitude of 17,000 feet, on Thursday morning, said an official in the nodal agency for the pilgrimage. Dhan Singh Bisht, in charge of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam's Dharchula base camp, said the pilgrims reached Nabhidang, situated at an altitude of 4,104 feet above Gunji on Tuesday and stayed there through the next day to acclimatise themselves.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business Standard
Mansarovar Yatra: First batch of 45 pilgrims enter Tibet via Lipulekh pass
During their stay in Tibet, the pilgrims will halt at Taklakot, Darchen, Dera Phuk, Junghui Poo and Kugu and will visit and circumambulate Mount Kailash and the Manasarovar Lake Press Trust of India Pithoragarh The first batch of 45 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims passing through the Lipulekh pass here entered Tibet, situated at an altitude of 17,000 feet, on Thursday morning, said an official in the nodal agency for the pilgrimage. Dhan Singh Bisht, in charge of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam's Dharchula base camp, said the pilgrims reached Nabhidang, situated at an altitude of 4,104 feet above Gunji on Tuesday and stayed there through the next day to acclimatise themselves. During their stay in Tibet, the pilgrims will halt at Taklakot, Darchen, Dera Phuk, Junghui Poo and Kugu and will visit and circumambulate Mount Kailash and the Manasarovar Lake, believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. This group will return to India via the Lipulekh Pass on July 18. Meanwhile, another group of 48 pilgrims left for Gunji from the Dharchula base camp. This group comprises 34 male and 14 female pilgrims, including former MP Meenakshi Lekhi. This year, about 250 pilgrims will go on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in five groups through the Lipulekh Pass. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Daily Tribune
01-03-2025
- Climate
- Daily Tribune
Four dead from India avalanche, five still missing: army
At least four people died from their injuries after an avalanche hit a remote border area in India, officials said Saturday, as rescuers battled sub-zero temperatures in their search for five others missing. A total of 55 workers were buried under snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp on Friday near Mana village on the border with Tibet in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. In a statement issued Saturday, the Indian army said 50 people were initially rescued, but among them four succumbed to their injuries. Five workers were still missing, the army said, adding that six choppers had been deployed into rescue efforts as the "roads are blocked". Sniffer dogs were also pressed into service and the armed forces were set to use ground penetration radar to locate the missing workers. At an altitude of over 3,200 metres (10,500 feet), minimum temperatures at the area where the avalanche struck were down to minus 12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit). Rescue workers were still trying to remove snow from the roads as well as from a military helipad close to the site of the disaster, state disaster relief official Riddhim Agarwal said. Dhan Singh Bisht said his son and nephew, who were among those rescued, were alive only because of the prompt action by the relief teams. "I am grateful to them," an overwhelmed Bisht told AFP by phone. Uttarakhand state chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the rescue teams were "continuously engaged in relief efforts". "The government is fully committed to providing all possible assistance to those affected in this hour of crisis," he said in a post on X. Mana village, which shares a border with Tibet, was deserted after residents moved to lower altitudes to escape the extreme weather, The Indian Express newspaper reported. Avalanches and landslides are common in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, especially during the winter season. Scientists have said climate change was making weather events more severe, while the increased pace of development in the fragile Himalayan regions has also heightened fears about the fallout from deforestation and construction. In 2021, nearly 100 people died in Uttarakhand after a huge glacier chunk fell into a river, triggering flash floods. And devastating monsoon floods and landslides in 2013 killed 6,000 people and led to calls for a review of development projects in the state.
