Himachal police save five Civil Defence engineers from snow-covered Sarchu

As many as five engineers of the Jabalpur Civil Defence wing were rescued from the snow-covered Sarchu by the Lahaul Spiti police of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Army vehicles have been plying on the highway since October as the highway closes for the civilian vehicles as the Keylong-Leh road is closed down.

Kullu: The Lahaul Spiti police of Himachal Pradesh have rescued five engineers of the Jabalpur Civil Defence wing from the snow-covered Sarchu on Keylong-Leh highway on Wednesday.

As per information, a team of engineers were deployed by the Army to repair a truck near Sarchu but heavy snowfall forced them to be stranded at a height of 14,000 feet in deep snow. The rescue team managed to save them and brought them to Keylong safely.

It may be mentioned here that vehicles of the Indian Army have been plying on the highway since October as the highway closes for the civilian vehicles as the Keylong-Leh road is closed down.

Currently, the entire Lahul valley is under one to two feet of snow and is likely to face extreme weather conditions in the coming days as well.