55 people stranded in Beas river rescued after 9-hour long operation

Dharamshala, July 18 – As many as 55 people, were trapped in the Beas river in Ghandara and Myani of Indora sub-division. were rescued safely after a nine-hour-long rescue operation, which concluded in the early hours of Tuesday.
MLA Malendra Rajan, SDM Surendra Thakur and DSP Vishal Verma remained there from the start of the rescue operation till the end.
Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority Dr. Nipun Jindal said that due to rise in the water level of the Beas river, the information about 55 people stranded in Beas river was received at the District Control Room around 9 PM on Monday night.
He said that the rescue operation was started at the local level under the supervision of SDM, DSP and NDRF was also informed.
The rescue operation was started by NDRF at around 10:30 pm and it continued till 5 am this morning in which all the people have been evacuated safely.

Dr Jindal has appreciated the efforts of SDM and DSP and their team and also NDRF for the successful rescue operation that went on overnight.

The Deputy Commissioner said that due to incessant rains in various parts of the state, rivers, drains and potholes are in spate.
He said that due to release of water from Pandoh Dam, the water level of Pong reservoir has also increased.
Dr Nipun has appealed to the people of panchayats adjacent to the downstream area of ​​Pong not to go near the reservoir.
He said that if there is any person or cattle near the downstream area of the reservoir, they immediately should move to a safer place.
Appealing to the people to be vigilant, the Deputy Commissioner asked them to cooperate with the administration.