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On Monday, 10 people were trapped in the Timber Trail ropeway at Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district. Of these, one person has been rescued safely, while nine others are still trapped in the trolley stuck in the air. District administration and local team are engaged in rescue on the spot.
The team engaged in the rescue of people trapped in the ropeway located in Parwanoo.
The hotel is on a hill about 800 meters from the Timber Trail near Parwanoo, the state entrance. People reach the hotel via ropeway. There was a technical fault in the trolley at around 1 pm on Monday. Since then the trolley has been hanging in the air. According to the State Disaster Management Authority, a person has been rescued by taking him down through a rope. Others are terrified to descend through the rope. Because of this it has become challenging to rescue them.
The district administration has sought help from the army to rescue them safely. At the same time, the technical team has also reached to repair the trolley stuck in the air due to technical fault.
Rescue team through rope from a trolley stuck in the air.
People are going to Delhi
The people trapped in the trolley are said to be from Delhi. There are many elderly among them, who are feeling nervous in descending through the rope. The people trapped in the trolley themselves are appealing for help by making a video. According to DC Solan Krutika Kulhari, the NDRF team has been called for rescue. The team will soon start the rescue.
Accident happened even 30 years ago
Even before this, on October 13, 1992, 11 tourists were trapped in the Timber Trail located on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway. Among them was a child. During that time a trolley attendant Ghulam Hussain jumped to save his life, due to which he died on the spot.