Lagatar24 Desk
Jalore, June 19: Nine citizens who were trapped in vehicles stuck on a inundated bridge in Rajasthan’s Jalore district were rescued by officials of the Indian Army Rescue Column, officials said on Monday.
According to the government, after heavy rains in the area, the bridge on National Highway 62, about 3 km short of Sanderao En route Rd Pali-Jalore, was flooded.
The Army Rescue Column on June 18, came across the stranded vehicles while moving to district HQs, Jalore. “Nine civilians were stuck in the vehicles stranded amongst the overflowing water at a bridge,” officials added.
“Assessing the gravity of the situation, rescue teams acted swiftly by utilising available resources at their disposal. After four hours of rescue operation, nine civilians including children were rescued safely,” they added.
