Dehradun, June 8 -- Dehradun: Uttarkashi district administration has deployed a helicopter to search for 24-year-old woman trekker from Ramnagar in Nainital district who went missing while camping on a meadow trek in Uttarkashi district on May 29. A multi agency search operation was launched on May 31 to trace the woman, involving NDRF, SDRF, forest, police and revenue departments. Later, Army and ITBP joined them. On Saturday, a team from Uttarkashi based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) also started searching for the woman. The missing woman, identified as Babita Pandey, an MBA student and resident of Ramnagar, had travelled to Uttarkashi with two friends late last month. According to officials, the trio was camping at Goi campsite on the Dayara Bugyal trek route when she disappeared around midnight on May 29. Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya said the woman's companions informed authorities about her disappearance on May 30 after initially searching for her themselves. "They told us that Babita stepped out of the tent around midnight and did not return. When they woke up the next morning and could not locate her, they searched the area before reporting the matter to police on May 30. Eyewitnesses also stated that she was last seen near the tent. So far, no trace of her has been found and there are no signs of a struggle at the site," Arya said. More than 150 personnel from the Army, ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, police, forest department, revenue department and disaster management teams have been deployed in the search operation. Local villagers familiar with the terrain are also assisting the teams. "Sniffer dogs and drones have also been deployed in the search operation," he said. "Despite difficult terrain and challenging weather conditions, intensive searches are being carried out along the trekking route and other probable locations. A six-member specialised search team has also been constituted to intensify the operation," Arya said....