All missing trekkers, including 35 IIT Roorkee students safe: Himachal CM

All missing trekkers, including 35 IIT Roorkee students safe: Himachal CM
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50 Students of Indian Institute of Technology IITRoorkee, who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradeshs mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district are stranded due to bad weather, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, that all are safe

​Shimla: 50 Students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Roorkee, who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh’s mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district are stranded due to bad weather, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, that all are safe.

Rajiv Singh, father of one of the students earlier said that, “ group had gone for trekking to the Hampta pass in Kullu and was supposed to return to Manali, the popular tourist hub. However, they have been unable to contact the group so far”.

Most parts of Himachal Pradesh has witnessed the heavy rain and snowfall . At Least five people were killed and many were injured due to heavy rain which pounded Kullu, Kangra and Chamba districts on Monday, officials said.

Schools have been closed in Kangra, Kullu and Hamirpur districts on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

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