- Officials revealed on Monday, that 500 Indian pilgrims enroute to Kailash Mansarovar were stranded in Nepal’s mountainous region of Hilsa and Simikot due to inclement weather which has also hampered the operations to evacuate them.
- External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup revealed that around 50 pilgrims were evacuated from Hilsa to Simikot and around 100 from Simikot to Nepalganj. Nepalese Police has said that there are currently around 250 pilgrims in Hilsa and a similar number in Simikot.
- The Indian Mission in Kathmandu has deployed First Secretary (Consular) Pranav Ganesh and a staff member to Simikot to take stock of the situation and coordinate with tour operators and Nepalese government agencies on the ground.
(With PTI Inputs)
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