Army Major, team look for survivors

Jammu: An Army Major from J&K and his team are scanning Base Camp 1 of the Mount Everest to locate climbers, who went missing after the devastating 7.9 magnitude quake struck Nepal on April 25. 

An ace climber from Badhori village in Samba district, Major Ranvir Jamwal is leading an Army expedition team to the Everest with a dual purpose-to mark 50 years of climb of the first Indian team and bring down over 4,000 kg trash left behind on slopes of the peak.   "When the quake struck, my brother was at Base Camp 1 along with his team. They are all safe and are now assisting the Army in the rescue operations," said Ranvir's brother Dharamvir Singh Jamwal. 

— Ravi Krishnan Khajuria