Imphal: The search for the missing Army personnel continued on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian Army is providing assistance in terms of food, and medical aid and extending communication facilities to civilians and tourists stranded in North Sikkim.
The search for the missing soldiers continues with the search focussing in the downstream areas of Teesta Barrage. At the site of the incident at Burdang near Singtam, the army vehicles are being dug out and stores are being recovered.
Additional resources in terms of teams of TMR (Tiranga Mountain Rescue), tracker dogs, and special radars have been brought in, to assist in the search operations.
Meanwhile, troops of the TriShakti Corps Indian Army have been able to take into account 1471 tourists present in the areas of Lachen/Chatten, Lachung and Chungthang.
With the weather improving on Friday, there may be a window of opportunity for evacuation of stranded tourists by Helicopters. The same is being planned jointly by the State Government, Indian Army and Indian Air Force.
A survey is being carried out by all agencies to assess the damage and plan restoration of road connectivity. The road link between Singtam and Burdang has been restored with the clearing of a single lane for vehicular traffic
