Janjivan Bureau / Solan : Eleven people were stranded mid-air in a cable car at Parwanoo Timber Trail in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district as rescuers began bringing them to safety one by one, a state disaster management official said on Monday.
All of them were rescued within a couple of hours, Parwanoo Deputy Superintendent of Police Pranav Chauhan said.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also reached the spot to inquire about the well-being of the tourists and oversee the rescue operation.
Earlier, State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Mokhta said eight people were stuck in the timber trail due to some technical snag in the cable car.
According to the Solan Superintendent of Police Virendra Sharma, another cable car trolley was deployed to rescue the people.
A National Disaster Response Force team also reached the spot. The technical team of the Timber Trail operator was deployed and a police team monitored the situation, the SP added.
The tourists narrated their woes and how they feared for their lives. Some also claimed that they were suffering from medical condition like blood pressure, diabetes and hypertension and were unable to get off the cable car as rescuers wanted them to bring down through ropes.
