As many as 40 tourists stranded near Nathula in Sikkim due to heavy rainfall were rescued by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the officials said on Tuesday.
“In another rescue operation by BRO, 40 tourists who were stranded near Nathula due to heavy rainfall have been rescued by BRO Karmayogies,” Guwahati Defence PRO’s official statement said.
According to the BRO, the rescued people were served hot meals and given shelter in the BRO detachments and were sent back to Gangtok after the road was opened by the BRO.
“This selfless devotion is a hallmark of BRO under the able guidance of their DG Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry,” it added.
