Sushma Swaraj intervenes to help 15 Indians stranded in Everest

May 27, 2018 21:07

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj intervened to help some 15 Indians stranded near Everest after some of them tweeted about their plight to her.

Currently stranded in Lukla since two days, Nepal, with copter company looters refusing to evacuate us to Kathmandu unless we pay 600 dollars per head, Amit Thadhani, a practising surgeon said in a tweet addressed to the external affairs ministers Twitter handle, adding, We paid 200 dollars per head fare from Kathmandu to Lukla.

Swaraj forwarded Thadhanis tweet to the Indian embassy in Nepal, saying Manjeev - Pls see this, referring to the Indian envoy Manjeev Singh Puri.

The embassy responded: Mission is in touch with them. Flights from Lukla are cancelled due to bad weather. We are trying to get them evacuated by helicopter.

Bad weather has led to stranding of many trekkers around Lukla. Taking advantage of the rush, helicopter companies are reportedly overcharging people.

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