Indrabaksh Battalion Conducts Search and Rescue Drill on Nilgiri Glacier

Mustang. The Indrabaksh Battalion of the Nepali Army has conducted a search and rescue drill for natural disasters that may occur due to adverse weather and snowfall at the height of Nilgiri Himal. The Indrabaksh Battalion stated that the search and rescue drill was organized for potential natural disasters as Nilgiri Glacier is located at a high altitude.< /p>

The search and rescue drill was completed on the final day of the drill organized by the Indrabaksh Battalion on Friday at the foot of Nilgiri Himal above 5, Drumcamp, Gharphajong Rural Municipality-5, Mustang. The drill was organized for immediate rescue in case anyone gets stuck in Nilgiri and other glaciers during adverse weather, snowfall, and natural disasters, said Indrabaksh Battalion Chief Sainik Gauravdhwaj Khadka. According to him, soldiers from Indrabaksh Battalion, Military High Altitude School, and Bhairav Gulm of Manang conducted a mock search and rescue drill.< /p>

According to Chief Sainik Khadka, more than 55 people from Mustang and Manang participated in the search and rescue drill for natural disasters in the Himalayan region. He informed that the drill was conducted in a crevasse of Nilgiri Glacier located at an altitude of 4,300 meters above sea level in the presence of Major General Vijay Keshi, Commander of 23rd Brigade, Baglung.< /p>

The drill site was attended by Major General Sushil Pyakurel of the Military High Altitude School and Chief Sainik Khadka, Commander of Indrabaksh Battalion. Representatives from the Armed Police Force Nepal 33rd Battalion Headquarters Jomsom, District Police Office Mustang, and National Investigation Office also participated in this type of drill organized by the Nepali Army.< /p>

Chief Sainik Khadka mentioned that the search and rescue drill was completed with the participation of security agencies, local levels, various organizations, and stakeholders in Mustang, based on the scenario of tourists getting stuck in snowfall and blizzards in the Kaisang Glacier area due to the Hudhud cyclone in the past.< /p>

A mock drill was conducted to rescue stranded trekkers and bodies from the crevasse using ropes. Chief Sainik Khadka informed that two trained dogs of the Nepali Army were also used to search for missing tourists and trekkers at the height of the Kaisang Glacier area.< /p>

Earlier, on the first day of the drill, a search and rescue drill was conducted on a hill near the military camp in Jomsom, Mustang. The Indrabaksh Battalion stated that this type of mock drill was organized with the objective of facilitating search and rescue operations along with minimizing potential risks and accidents caused by oxygen deficiency, extreme cold, and geographical difficulties in the high Himalayan region.< /p>

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