Uttarakhand: Army leads relief ops in Dharali; over 350 civilians rescued

August 8, 2025 11:52 AM

Uttarakhand: Army leads relief ops in Dharali; over 350 civilians rescued

The Indian Army, in close coordination with the Indian Air Force, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Roads Organisation (BRO), and the civil administration, continues to spearhead large-scale rescue and relief operations in the flood and landslide-hit areas of Dharali and Harsil, Uttarakhand, under Operation Dharali. Dharali remains completely cut off due to multiple landslides. Road clearance efforts have pro...

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 10 Gujarat pilgrims rescued by army, reunited with families

August 8, 2025 9:54 AM

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 10 Gujarat pilgrims rescued by army, reunited with families

Ten pilgrims from Banaskantha district in Gujarat, who were stranded near Dharali in Uttarakhand following a devastating cloudburst, have been successfully rescued by the Indian Army. The pilgrims - all residents of Chichodra village in Bhabhar taluka - had lost contact with their families on August 5, shortly after the cloudburst struck Dharali. The families of the 11-member group, who were on a religious tour, grew increasingly concerned when all attempts to reach them failed for two consecut...