The avalanche, which hit Mana village on Friday night, initially trapped 55 workers. 46 workers were successfully rescued, but four workers lost their lives in the disaster. Rescue teams, under instructions from both the state and central governments, are determined to locate the remaining missing workers. By late Saturday evening, eight containers buried under the avalanche were discovered, but no workers were found inside. The massive rescue effort has involved multiple agencies, including the Army, ITBP, NDRF, BRO, Health Department, local administrative bodies, Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), and the Indian Air Force. The Indian Army also deployed a drone-based Buried Object Detection system, brought in by the Indian Army Aviation, to assist in locating trapped individuals in the avalanche region. The rescue mission included six helicopters– three from the Indian army Aviation, two from theIndian Air Force, and one from Indian Army Intelligent Force, as well as civil helicopter teams. The search for the missing workers is expected to continue for the next few days.
