March 2nd 2025.
In Dehradun, the bodies of the last four trapped laborers were finally recovered from the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation camp in Chamoli on Sunday. This brings the total death toll to eight, as the rescue operation that lasted nearly 60 hours came to an end.
According to army doctors, the 46 workers who were rescued on Saturday have been brought to the military hospital in Jyotirmath. Two of them have been referred to AIIMS, Rishikesh for further treatment. Unfortunately, three of the workers are in critical condition, as reported by Lt Col DS Maldhya.
The final missing worker's body has also been found and retrieved, marking the completion of the Mana Village Rescue operation. Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, Defence Public Relations Officer, confirmed that out of the 54 laborers who were initially trapped in the avalanche, 46 were rescued alive and eight were found dead.
The bodies of four workers were recovered on Saturday, and the remaining four were retrieved on Sunday. The avalanche had struck the BRO camp between Mana and Badrinath on Friday, burying the workers who were inside eight containers and a shed. Initially, it was believed that 55 workers were trapped, but one of them had actually gone home on unauthorized leave.
More than 200 personnel from various disaster management authorities, including ITBP, BRO, NDRF, SDRF, IAF, district administration, health department, and fire brigade, were involved in the rescue operation. Mana Village, located at a height of 3,200 meters, is the last village on the India-Tibet border, only three kilometers from Badrinath.
The last missing worker who was found dead has been identified as 43-year-old Arvind Kumar Singh from Dehradun's Clement Town area. The other three workers whose bodies were recovered on Sunday were identified as Anil Kumar from Rudrapur in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district, Ashok from Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Harmesh from Una in Himachal Pradesh.
The bodies have been brought to Jyotirmath by helicopter, and the post-mortem is being conducted at the Community Health Centre. The rescue operation involved the use of helicopters, sniffer dogs, and thermal imaging technology to expedite the process.
Despite facing challenging weather conditions for the first two days, the rescue operation lasted nearly 60 hours and was successfully completed. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, visited the Uttarakhand State Emergency Operation Centre on Sunday to get an update on the rescue operation. He also expressed concern over the possibility of bad weather on Monday and emphasized the need to continue searching for the missing workers.
In this time of crisis, the Indian Army, ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, and other relief and rescue teams have been working tirelessly to save lives. The operation involved six helicopters, including three from the Indian Army Aviation Corps, two from the Indian Air Force, and one hired by the Army. The defense PRO, PTI, reported that the rescue mission was carried out with utmost dedication and efficiency.
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