The Indian Army on February 22 rescued 81 personnel, including 74 students from Udaipur who were stranded in the Banihal area of Jammu & Kashmir due to landslide, stone shooting and heavy snowfall, Officials said.
“Troops of #IndianArmy at Banihal rescued 81 personnel including 74 students of Law College, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur from the road blockade due to landslide, stone shooting & heavy snowfall,” Public Relations Officer Nagpur, Ministry of Defence posted on X.
Troops of #IndianArmy at Banihal rescued 81 personnel including 74 students of Law College, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur from the road blockade due to landslide, stone shooting & heavy snow fall. @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD
VC: @prodefencejammu pic.twitter.com/f8zDc1V7la
— PRO Nagpur, Ministry of Defence (@PRODefNgp) February 22, 2024
One of the rescued persons said in a video posted by the PRO, “We faced a food shortage when we were staying in Qazigund as there were lot of people there. When we requested the Indian Army for help, they not only provided us with food but blankets to keep us warm and sleeping bags”.
“When the road opened up, they escorted us further,” the person added.
(with inputs from ANI)
