Shepherd dead, another 50 feared stranded due to snow in HP
At least one shepherd died while another 50 are feared to be stranded in Dhauladhar ranges at Bara Bhangal area of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district due to untimely and sudden snowfall, a district official said Tuesday.
A helicopter has been sought for delivery of ration for the stranded shepherds, the official said.
"We received information on Sunday of death of the shepherd Rakesh, who had gone to Dhauladhar ranges from Galogi village near Paddar in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil for grazing about 500 sheep," Kangra Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar told PTI.
He said the district administration also got information on Sunday itself that about 50-60 shepherds had taken their sheep from Paddar area to Dhauladhar hills for grazing.
While Rakesh died, the others are feared to have stranded there due to sudden and untimely snowfall and are unable to cross over towards Kangra valley, he added.
"Subsequently, we formed two search and rescue teams including some family members of the stranded ...