Published By: Asmita Ravi Shankar
Last Updated: December 14, 2023, 12:21 IST
Gangtok (incl. Upper Tadong), India
Trishakti Corps throughout a rescue operation after girls & kids had been stranded as a result of sudden snowfall, in East Sikkim. (Image: PTI)
Soldiers even vacated their barracks to allow the lodging of the stranded vacationers
The Indian Army has rescued 1,217 vacationers stranded in high-altitude areas in jap Sikkim as a result of snowfall and inclement climate, officers stated on Thursday.
The rescue mission by the Trishakti Corps of the military continued until late in the night time on Wednesday, because the vacationers had been moved to safer areas and supplied with shelter, heat clothes, medical help and sizzling meals, they stated.
Arrangements are being made for his or her return to state capital Gangtok, the officers stated. Soldiers even vacated their barracks to allow the lodging of the stranded vacationers, they added.
