SRINAGAR: As many as 61 tourists stuck at the hill resort Gulmarg in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district were rescued by the Chinar Warriors on Sunday.
The tourists, including women and children, were stuck after incessant snow in the area.
According to a press release by the Indian Army, the dip in temperature due to snowfall left the tourists stranded. The Army jawans provided them with heating arrangements, sleeping bags, and hot meals to alleviate the hardships.
Meanwhile, Waseem Raja, CEO of Gulmarg Development Authority, said, “The weather forecast didn’t say that this kind of snowfall would happen so many people had come here. So many vehicles and tourists were stranded here. The whole administration was geared up; we accommodated the tourists in different hotels.”
