An Indian Army-led team of 11 technical experts, including tunnel engineers, doctors, and paramedics, has landed in Nepal to conduct search and rescue operations at hydropower tunnel sites in the Chilime and Langtang areas. This initiative is a joint effort with the Nepali Army, focusing on the flood-affected Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nuwakot, where people are feared trapped. The Indian team is equipped with specialized gear, including DNA collection tools, and their deployment is part of a broader Indian assistance package that includes multiple relief supply flights to Nepal.

An Indian Army-led team of 11 technical experts, including tunnel engineers, doctors, and paramedics, has landed in Nepal to conduct search and rescue operations at hydropower tunnel sites in the Chilime and Langtang areas. This initiative is a joint effort with the Nepali Army, focusing on the flood-affected Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nuwakot, where people are feared trapped. The Indian team is equipped with specialized gear, including DNA collection tools, and their deployment is part of a broader Indian assistance package that includes multiple relief supply flights to Nepal.

An Indian Army-led team of 11 technical experts, including tunnel engineers, doctors, and paramedics, has landed in Nepal to conduct search and rescue operations at hydropower tunnel sites in the Chilime and Langtang areas. This initiative is a joint effort with the Nepali Army, focusing on the flood-affected Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nuwakot, where people are feared trapped. The Indian team is equipped with specialized gear, including DNA collection tools, and their deployment is part of a broader Indian assistance package that includes multiple relief supply flights to Nepal.

A team led by the Indian Army has landed in Nepal to carry out search and rescue operations at the hydropower tunnel site in Chilime and Langtang areas, according to the Indian Embassy in Nepal.

"The tunnel rescue team from India worked with the Nepali Army's team to conduct search and rescue operations at hydropower tunnel sites in Chilime and Langtang area today. The team will continue to conduct search and rescue operations in close coordination with the Nepali Army," the Indian Embassy in Nepal said on social media platform X.

The Army personnel are also said to be helping the Nepali Army in the Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project tunnel in flood-hit Nuwakot, where dozens of people are feared to be trapped following the devastating flood.


The 11-member Indian technical team comprising doctors,  paramedics and tunnel engineers carried out reconnaissance of hydropower tunnels in the flood-affected areas. The team arrived in Kathmandu on Friday and was flown to Chilime and Langtang in coordination with the Nepali Army and Armed Police Force, according to the Kathmandu Post.

Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava said the Indian experts conducted reconnaissance of tunnels in the Chilime and Langtang power plant areas along with the Nepali Army. The team has arrived with specialised equipment, along with experts for DNA collection. Military sources said teams from India had already conducted reconnaissance of hydropower projects that rescuers have yet to access. “The Chinese team is being deployed at Hakubesi, while the Indian team is at Syafrubesi,” a military source told The Kathmandu Post.

A six-member Chinese tunnel expert team is also in Nepal to assist with rescue efforts. The Chinese experts had reached the Trishuli area by helicopter and were coordinating with a Nepali Army technical team to assess the tunnel at Upper Trishuli-3B and determine the feasibility of rescue operations.

Earlier in the day, the fourth flight carrying assistance from India for people affected by the catastrophic floods in Nepal arrived in Kathmandu.

"The fourth flight carrying 11 tonnes of relief supplies has arrived in Nepal, with the materials handed over to the concerned authorities as part of ongoing support following the devastating floods," the MEA said.

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