The experts’ team comprised chief engineers of Union road transport and highways ministry, DRDO scientists, engineers of National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Mines.
HP State Disaster Management Authority director Sudesh Mokhta said the rescue teams on Tuesday morning had found 3 more bodies at the site of the landslide where HRTC was buried under the debris.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur made the announcement on Thursday during his visit to oversee the relief and rescue work of people trapped in the landslide which occurred yesterday.
Three bodies were recovered from the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus, which, along with other vehicles, was buried under the debris.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jairam Thakur regarding the situation in the wake of the landslide in Kinnaur.
