Dehradun, Oct. 16 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Mussoorie, 15 Oct: An emergency scenario unfolded on Thursday morning at the Bhatta Village ropeway in Mussoorie when a technical glitch caused the ropeway to come to a halt, leaving two tourists stranded in mid-air. Upon receiving the alert, teams from the NDRF, SDRF, Mussoorie Police, Forest Department, Public Works Department, Health Department, and local administration swung into action. A joint rescue operation was conducted to safely extract the two tourists and provide them with first aid. This entire exercise was part of a mock drill organized by the administration.

The objective of the mock drill was to evaluate the preparedness of the relevant departments, their response time in reachin...