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Narendra Modi is in touch with MEA, officials over 'well being' of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded in Nepal

| @indiablooms | Jul 03, 2018, at 03:59 pm

New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in touch with Ministry of External Affairs over the 'well being' of Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal. 

"PM @narendramodi is in touch with MEA and other top officials regarding the wellbeing of Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal. He has asked officials to extend all possible assistance to those affected. The Indian embassy in Nepal is working on the ground and assisting the pilgrims," PMO India tweeted.

One person died as more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India remained stranded in Nepal near Chin because of heavy rain, media reports said.

According to The Hindu, the  Indian embassy in Kathmandu has reached out to the pilgrims, who are stranded on the Nepal-China border after all flights to and from the region were
cancelled due to bad weather conditions.

The situation turned serious on Monday morning when a resident of Kerala, Leela Namboodiripad died due to high altitude-related sickness, the reports said.

As per the latest information available with the mission, there are about 525 pilgrims stranded in Simikot, 550 in Hilsa and another 500 more in Tibet side.

The Hindu quoted official sources as saying that the stranded pilgrims are staying in locally arranged accommodations, waiting for the weather to clear.

“Embassy of India in Kathmandu is in touch with the pilgrims. They are waiting on the evacuation routes but will have to wait till weather improves. Relief and medical facilities are being supplied to them," the official has been quoted as saying.

The pilgrims are stranded in Simikot in the high Himalayas that has to be crossed before entering into the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of Chin.

Image: IndiaInNepal Twitter page

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