Delhi tourists stuck in Uttarakhand hotel due to heavy snowfall, post video on social media seeking help
The trapped tourists, which include three men and one woman, posted a video on social media, narrating their ordeal stating that they were stuck at a hotel in Chakrata of Dehradun district of Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Several tourists from Delhi have reportedly gotten "trapped" in their hotels in Uttarakhand following heavy snowfall in Chakrata of Dehradun district in the state. On Monday, four tourists from Delhi took to social media, requesting the administration to rescue them from their hotel at Lokhandi where they had been stuck for the last eight days, the Times of India reported.
The trapped tourists, which include three men and one woman, posted a video on social media, narrating their ordeal. The trapped woman reportedly said in the video, "We are trapped here. We appeal to the authorities and CM to please provide help. There is a shortage of food and water in this hotel. There is no electricity also.”
Following their appeal, the authorities on Tuesday pressed into action snow cutter machines and JCBs in order to remove the snow from the area, IANS reported. Senior police officials told the daily that they were trying their best to bring back the trapped tourists from Lokhandi Hotel in the Chakrata hills.
Giving details of the situation, Deepshikha Rawat, disaster management officer of Dehradun, had said on Monday, "I have spoken to the tourists and they are safe at the hotels. There is heavy snow on the approach road as a result of which they are not able to leave." However, she added that vehicular traffic was expected to resume by Tuesday, the daily said.
Meanwhile, a fresh spell of snowfall on Monday resulted in the reconstruction work at Uttarkhand's Kedarpuri getting suspended for the next 10 days, a senior official told news agency PTI. The reconstruction work at the famed temple, which suffered damages during the flash floods of 2013, has been closely monitored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rudraprayag District Magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal told the news agency on Monday that heavy snowfall at the Himalayan shrine since the last few days had caused an accumulation of nearly 7 to 8 thick layer of snow at the shrine.