Rescue work has been completed as RUSSIN expedition has been air-lifted by Indian Air Force helisopter from ARWA TAL and expeditions had been called -off and safely return to base camps like HARSIL and PITHORGARH due on extreme weather conditions in UTTARAKHAND -resulting in heavy snow-fall and blizzards.

Inquiries from all over the world had been coming for well-being of over 100 trekkers and thier support staff being stranded in high reaches of himalayas of UTTARAKHAND.

Although being considered best season to climb and trek in UTTARAKHAND- changing weather forces many to see life-and-death drama in high clouds.

From Badrinath to Gangotri there is a high altitude trekking route. There has been a lot of snowing along that route in the past few days. And since it (the snowfall) has occurred before time, a lot of trekkers were stranded.

"No permission is being given to trekkers at present either for Uttarkashi or Chamoli," Kumar said, adding that "No other group is stranded as of now."

A team of German and Indian trekkers that was scheduled to take the same route as the Russian group has returned from the base camp after the snowfall.

Earlier rescue efforts were hampered as helicopters were snowed in and ground rescue teams could not reach the region, which lies at an altitude of between 18,000 and 21,000 feet (5,486 and 6,401 metres).

 

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