Himachal Pradesh: The Indian Army continues its efforts in rescue and restoration in the areas affected by the cloudburst that occurred on Thursday in Rampur's Samej.
The Army has established temporary bridges to establish connectivity between areas cut off to facilitate rescue operations.
Teams of NDRF, SDRF, Home Guard, and CISF have been coordinating to carry out the rescue and search operation.
The Home Guard Commandant, RP Nepta, about the rescue operation that recommenced at 7 am in Rampur's Samej. He stated that five JCBs have been deployed today and various teams have been trying to coordinate to recover the maximum number of bodies.
Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Saturday that around 50 people are feared dead in the affected areas and the official number can only be declared after official confirmation and completion of rescue operations.
Singh also said that the topmost priority of the state government is to retrieve the bodies and restore connectivity in the affected areas of the state as soon as possible. (with Agency inputs)
