New Delhi | A video has surfaced online wherein moments before the ropeway accident in Jharkhand’s Deoghar have got captured. The video seems to have been recorded by a tourist who was seated in a cable car. Initially, everything appeared to be fine but suddenly a cable car coming from the opposite direction collided with this car in which the person recording the video was seated.
In the video, it could be seen and heard that there is a loud thud and the passengers of the cable car are caught in a moment of awe and fear. They could be heard screaming and shouting. The phone using which the video was being recorded falls down. The accident led to launch of a massive rescue operation as passengers remained hung midair.
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The rescue operation to save the lives of the stuck passengers was carried out jointly by IAF, Indian Army, ITBP and NDRF. The rescue operation lasted for 40 hours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the country applauds the heroic efforts of all those involved in the over 40-hour-long rescue operation following the ropeway mishap in Jharkhand that concluded on Tuesday.
Footage of Deoghar Ropeway Accident
10-04-2022 4:30pm#Jharkhand#Deoghar#DeogharRopewayAccident #DeogharAccident#PMModi#IAF pic.twitter.com/GvdoIfIh4Q— Purushottam Keshri (@k_puru30) April 12, 2022
Three persons died while several others were injured after stranded cable cars hung midair near the Trikut Hills in Deoghar. The accident took place after the cable cars collided on Sunday, leading to a massive rescue operation that lasted till Tuesday.
Virtually interacting with the personnel involved in the rescue mission from the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Prime Minister said, “For three days, round the clock, you completed a difficult rescue operation and saved the lives of many people of the country.”
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Modi also said that the country is proud that it has such a skilled force of the Army, Air Force, NDRF, ITBP and Jharkhand Police who always bring people out of every crisis situation.
While expressing sadness over the death of three persons, Modi said that they could not be saved despite the best efforts of the security personnel.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the families of the victims,” Modi said, as he wished speedy recovery to those injured.
At the virtual interaction, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that all agencies involved in the rescue operation worked in coordination to complete the mission with minimum harm.
By EP Web Desk
(Inputs From IANS)
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