Minister Nara Lokesh is specially reviewing the information on the welfare of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh who were caught in the flash floods in Nepal. He inquired from the officials about the condition of the seven AP pilgrims caught in the floods. The AP Delhi Bhavan officials informed the minister that four of them are safe, while the whereabouts of the other three are yet to be found. The officials said that the three missing are Bala Subrahmanyam from Kuppam area, Shasikumar and Rajya Lakshmi from the Isha Foundation Group. Minister Lokesh instructed the officials to intensify efforts by continuously coordinating with the central government to find their whereabouts.
Officials revealed that Shasikumar from the Isha Foundation was last seen at the Gairang Embassy in China. Minister Nara Lokesh directed that coordination be continued with the Chinese and Nepalese authorities to identify him. Three other pilgrims, including Bhaskar Shastri from Kurnool district, who went on the Kailash Manas Sarovara Yatra and were caught in the floods, are safe. Lokesh instructed the officials to take necessary steps to evacuate the safe pilgrims from there as soon as possible. The minister suggested that the latest information should be collected by continuously contacting the Indian Embassy, as well as the Chinese and Nepalese embassies, the Gairong Immigration Center, and the Isha Foundation representatives on the safety of the pilgrims. He said that special coordination measures should be continued for the three missing persons.
On the other hand, RTGS officials are continuously monitoring the collection of information about the pilgrims trapped in Nepal as well as the people of AP who went on the Manasarovar Yatra. IT Secretary Katanneni Bhaskar said that the situation is being monitored from the RTGS center from time to time as per the instructions of Minister Nara Lokesh. In the wake of the Nepal floods, the government has paid special attention to the safety of AP pilgrims. In addition to bringing those who are safe to their native places, relief measures will continue in coordination between the central and state government departments until the trace of the three missing persons is found.