Himachal Pradesh: Police rescues tourists stranded in over 400 vehicles in Atal Tunnel
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal Pradesh: Police rescues tourists stranded in over 400 vehicles in Atal Tunnel

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Himachal Pradesh: A large number of tourists get rescued by the police teams who were stranded in over 400 vehicles in the Atal Tunnel. An official has informed that the police team launched a rescue operation for the tourists near the South Portal of the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang Pass. Rescue operation took hours Police teams from Keylong and Manali jointly launched a rescue operation, which took 10-12 hours and concluded around 4 am on Friday, and the vehicles moved to their respective destinations, the officials said. The local MeT office has predicted dry weather on December 31 and hoteliers in the state are gearing up for New Year and offering special dinners, parties and competitions to tourists.

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Himachal snowfall: 1,000 vehicles stuck between Solang, Atal Tunnel; severe cold wave alert on Christmas Day
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1 day, 4 hours ago

Himachal snowfall: 1,000 vehicles stuck between Solang, Atal Tunnel; severe cold wave alert on Christmas Day

Live Mint  

A fresh wave of heavy snowfall hit Himachal Pradesh's Manali on December 23 leaving around 1,000 vehicles stuck and tourists trapped in their cars for hours between Solang and Atal Tunnel, Rohtang. A video shared by news agency ANI showed police personnel assisting travellers and drivers in navigating their vehicles as snowfall continued. IMD issues severe coldwave alert The Indian …

Himachal Pradesh: Over 1,000 vehicles stuck in Solang-Rohtang after heavy snowfall in Manali, 700 tourists rescued
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Himachal Pradesh: Over 1,000 vehicles stuck in Solang-Rohtang after heavy snowfall in Manali, 700 tourists rescued

Hindustan Times  

A fresh spell of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh's Manali on Monday has turned the winter wonderland into a logistical nightmare as around 1,000 vehicles got stuck, while tourists were stranded in their vehicles for hours between Solang and Atal Tunnel in Rohtang. A biker falls on a slippery road after fresh snowfall in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, According to officials, …

1,500 vehicles stranded near Atal Tunnel amid heavy snowfall in Himachal; all tourists rescued
1 day, 7 hours ago

1,500 vehicles stranded near Atal Tunnel amid heavy snowfall in Himachal; all tourists rescued

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Due to heavy snowfall, around 1,500 vehicles were stranded between Solang and the Atal Tunnel on the Manali-Leh highway in Himachal Pradesh. As of today, 174 roads, including three national highways, remain blocked in the state due to icy road surface conditions. Sources reported that a fresh spell of heavy snowfall in Manali yesterday left 1,500 vehicles stuck, stranding …

Driver ‘Ejects’ Himself Out Of Car After It Slips On Snow Near Atal Tunnel – WATCH
1 week, 3 days ago

Driver ‘Ejects’ Himself Out Of Car After It Slips On Snow Near Atal Tunnel – WATCH

ABP News  

A man's quick thinking helped him escape from his car which had lost control due to the snow near the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. The Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, which is the world’s highest highway single-tube tunnel situated above 10,000 feet. One user commented, “Applying the breaks make the situation worse… turn the steering in the direction of …

300 tourists stuck near Atal tunnel rescued
10 months, 3 weeks ago

300 tourists stuck near Atal tunnel rescued

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Some 300 tourist stranded near the South Portal of the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang of Kullu of Himachal Pradesh after heavy snowfall were rescued. After a long dry spell of nearly two months, snow in the hill state and widespread rain in its lower reaches brought cheers to the farmers and hoteliers in the region. Himachal Pradesh Police rescued …

All 41 miners rescued from collapsed tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand
1 year ago

All 41 miners rescued from collapsed tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand

Al Jazeera  

Rescuers manage to reach labourers trapped in mountainous area, pull them up through escape pipe. Some rushed toward me and hugged me.” Another rescuer called Vakil said: “We had decided that we would work 24/7 and not leave until we bring all of them out.” I am completely relieved and happy as 41 trapped laborers in the Silkyara Tunnel Collapse …

India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 tunnel workers
1 year, 1 month ago

India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 tunnel workers

Al Jazeera  

Indian rescuers have brought in a new manual digging machine to open a vertical shaft to free 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel for two weeks, after efforts through another route hit snags just metres from reaching the men. The men, construction workers from some of India’s poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel being built …

50 Tourists Stranded In Uttarakhand's New Tehri Rescued Safely
1 year, 5 months ago

50 Tourists Stranded In Uttarakhand's New Tehri Rescued Safely

ABP News  

Around 50 tourists stranded in Uttarakhand's New Tehri due to the flooding of a seasonal stream following incessant rain have been rescued safely, officials said on Monday. On Sunday, the tourists got stranded in the Sitapur area, near Dhanolti, after the water level of the Maundkhala seasonal stream increased significantly all of a sudden due to heavy rain in the …

Rain relents In Himachal Pradesh, focus on rescuing 2,000 stranded tourists
1 year, 5 months ago

Rain relents In Himachal Pradesh, focus on rescuing 2,000 stranded tourists

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday stepped up efforts to rescue over 2,000 tourists stranded in various parts of the rain-battered state, as four more people were killed and the overall toll in rain-related incidents this monsoon season increased to 72. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the evacuation of stranded tourists in Chandratal was a “challenging task”. The chief …

11-km jam in Himachal Pradesh after landslides, hundreds stranded since last night
1 year, 5 months ago

11-km jam in Himachal Pradesh after landslides, hundreds stranded since last night

India Today  

Hundreds of people, mostly tourists, have been stuck on a national highway in Himachal Pradesh since last night after heavy rainfall and landslides in the region. #WATCH | Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district leads to landslide on Chandigarh-Manali highway near 7 Mile; causes heavy traffic jam pic.twitter.com/tmpPZ8aUbM — ANI June 26, 2023 The traffic jam is a result …

Himachal: Tourists Stranded in Over 400 Vehicles in Atal Tunnel Rescued
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal: Tourists Stranded in Over 400 Vehicles in Atal Tunnel Rescued

News 18  

A large number of tourists stranded in over 400 vehicles near South Portal of the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang Pass following snowfall have been rescued, officials said on Friday. Police teams from Keylong and Manali jointly launched a rescue operation, which took 10-12 hours and concluded around 4 am on Friday, and the vehicles moved to their respective destinations, the …

Himachal Pradesh: Two workers killed, three hurt as trolley overturns inside tunnel
2 years, 7 months ago

Himachal Pradesh: Two workers killed, three hurt as trolley overturns inside tunnel

Firstpost  

Earlier, Kinnaur district officials said that the workers got trapped in the tunnel following a technical snag in a lift Shimla/Kinnaur: Two construction workers died after five labourers got trapped inside a 180-metre-deep tunnel at the Tidong hydropower project in Kinnaur when a trolley overturned on Saturday, a senior Himachal Pradesh disaster management official said. Three workers have been rescued, …

Atal tunnel: 3 accidents in 72 hours as drivers rush in to race for selfies
4 years, 2 months ago

Atal tunnel: 3 accidents in 72 hours as drivers rush in to race for selfies

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3 inaugurated the all-weather Atal tunnel, which reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours. The report added that the Border Roads Organisation and district authorities are facing new concerns with hundreds of tourists and motorists over-speeding and racing in the new tunnel. …

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