Evacuation of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims completed

The rescue operation to evacuate stranded Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims in Nepal has successfully completed.

The remaining 160 pilgrims in Simikot and Hilsa were airlifted this morning.

In a massive exercise undertaken by the Embassy of India over 1400 pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot in last five days.

These pilgrims were stranded in Simikot, Hilsa and Tibet side due to bad weather. Meanwhile, situation is back to normal and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepal is underway smoothly.