Further operations are going on…
On Sunday, so far, 17 bodies have been recovered after the tragic landslide in the summer Hill area of badly affected Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, the official said.
Chief Secretary of the government of Himachal Pradesh Prabodh Saxena, while speaking to news agency ANI said that two bodies are still to be recovered.
“Rescue operation is going on in the Shiv Mandir and so far, 17 bodies have been recovered. Two bodies of a family of seven are still to be recovered.
It is expected that there are three more bodies. I had a word with the district authorities and I think they will be able to recover these bodies in the next 2-3 days,” Mr. Saxena said.
He further said that in the next 3-4 days, the movement of heavy vehicles including the vehicles carrying apples in Kullu will start.
“On the restoration side, the emphasis now is on the movement of apples from Kullu.
In the last two days, we have repaired a BBMB road in Kullu which was lying in disuse for many years. Now we are working on another portion of NH.
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