Jharkhand: Three injured, 40 stranded in ropeway mishap

While the administration said they had managed to rescue three persons of whom one was referred to Ranchi, the NDRF was conducting an operation to rescue 40 persons stuck in 10 ropeway trollies.

By: Express News Service

Ranchi | Updated: April 11, 2022 03:43 AM IST

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As per eyewitnesses, 50 people are still stuck in at least 12 cabins in the ropeway and a rescue operation is underway. (Twitter/ANI)

At least 40 persons were stranded midair and three injured in ropeway trollies’ collision due to a technical snag over Tirkut Pahad area in Deoghar district of Jharkhand, authorities said.

While the administration said they had managed to rescue three persons of whom one was referred to Ranchi, the NDRF was conducting an operation to rescue 40 persons stuck in 10 ropeway trollies.

Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said: “A pulley of one of the trollies got stuck, resulting in the incident. Forty persons are stranded and NDRF is conducting an operation to rescue them. Water and refreshments have been provided to them through a parallel line. If NDRF is not able to rescue them, we will seek the help of Indian Airforce.”

Bhajantri said those rescued had sustained injuries and one had been referred to Ranchi.

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