Deoghar: The rescue operation at Jharkhand’s Deogarh has been taken over by the Indian Air force (IAF), where some cable cars on the Trikoot ropeway collided on Sunday, leaving 48 stuck and two dead.
Some cable cars collided on a ropeway at Trikoot hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple.
🔲 #WATCH | 8 people have been rescued so far in the rescue operation. 40 more persons are yet to be rescued from ropeway site near Trikut in #Deoghar, Jharkhand
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As per reports, 48 people are still trapped and the IAF has been involved in the rescue operation. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are also present at the spot, the DC added.
The IAF received the request for the rescue of approximately 40 tourists stuck in the Trikoot Hills Ropeway Service, in the Deoghar district of Jharkhand. Acting on the request, the IAF deployed one Mi-17 and one Mi-17 V5 helicopter early in the morning on Monday.
The IAF contingent also has a component of IAF Garud Commandos for conducting the operations. A recce was conducted by one of the helicopters in the morning and operations are underway in coordination with the district administration and NDRF, as per reports.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren tweeted in the noon, “The administration, army and NDRF team are working with full readiness to rescue the people trapped in the Deoghar Trikoot ropeway accident. I am constantly monitoring the situation. Soon all will be taken out safely.”