Shimla: Around 220 stranded tourists, including foreign nationals were airlifted from Kinnaur district on Friday. However, around 800 remain stranded in different parts of the district. With the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper rescuing just eight people on Friday, Himachal Pradesh Deputy Speaker and Kinnaur MLA Jagat Singh Negi was fuming once again.
"Another IAF chopper had carried 22 people from Sangla, while this (ZP5162) carried only eight tourists in one sortie and another eight in second (sortie). Had this chopper carried 22 people today, another 28 tourists could have been brought out of Kinnaur," he said. Not happy with the slow pace of rescue by IAF choppers, Negi has raised the issue of deploying more into service. "I have demanded five-six more choppers as a large number of tourists are still stranded in Kinnaur district. While 400 are in Sangla valley, over 300 are awaiting rescue in Peo. Besides, there are local residents of Kinnaur and Spiti," he said.
22/06/13 Anand Bodh/Times of India
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"Another IAF chopper had carried 22 people from Sangla, while this (ZP5162) carried only eight tourists in one sortie and another eight in second (sortie). Had this chopper carried 22 people today, another 28 tourists could have been brought out of Kinnaur," he said. Not happy with the slow pace of rescue by IAF choppers, Negi has raised the issue of deploying more into service. "I have demanded five-six more choppers as a large number of tourists are still stranded in Kinnaur district. While 400 are in Sangla valley, over 300 are awaiting rescue in Peo. Besides, there are local residents of Kinnaur and Spiti," he said.
22/06/13 Anand Bodh/Times of India
