Jharkhand ropeway accident: Trikoot ropeway is India’s highest vertical ropeway
Deoghar:
More than 40 hours after a cable car collided in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, three people are stranded in the middle of the air in three trains, while over 40 people were rescued by two Air Force helicopters and dozens of officers in a risky operation. has been saved.
Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said that the rescue operation is being carried out by joint teams of Indian Air Force, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
#IAF Rescue work has resumed on Deoghar ropeway early today.
Efforts are being made to rescue each stranded person at the earliest.#Harkaam country namespic.twitter.com/06PTraKHBC
– Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) 12 April 2022
Officials said that water and food are being provided to the stranded people with the help of drones.
The death toll in the accident rose to three when a man fell from a helicopter while being rescued last evening. A horrifying video showed the man clinging to a rope hanging from a helicopter for several moments before he suddenly lost his grip and collapsed, leaving witnesses screaming in shock.
The rescue operation had to be called off after sunset last evening as the ropeway passes through a picturesque yet dense forest surrounded by hills, which is difficult to reach except by air.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered a high-level inquiry into the ropeway accident. In a tweet yesterday, the Chief Minister said, “I express my deepest condolences on the incident and the deaths at Trikoot mountain. There will be a high level inquiry into the matter.”
The administration, army and NDRF team are working with full readiness to rescue the people trapped in the Deoghar Trikut ropeway accident.
I am constantly monitoring the situation. Soon all will be taken out safely.
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) 11 April 2022
According to the Jharkhand Tourism Department, Trikut Ropeway is the highest vertical ropeway in India. It is about 766 meters long.