Boat capsize in Haryana: Efforts on to trace 2 soldiers, says Indian Army
On September 1, during a joint watermanship training at Hathni Kund Barrage in Yamunanagar district of Haryana, a boat got caught in strong currents towards the downstream barrage
All efforts are being made to trace and rescue two soldiers who have been missing since their boat capsized in the Yamuna river in Haryana yesterday, the Army said on Wednesday.
On September 1, during a joint watermanship training at Hathni Kund Barrage in Yamunanagar district of Haryana, a boat got caught in strong currents towards the downstream barrage.
The teams made swift efforts to retrieve the boat. However, the boat got struck in strong eddies around the sluice gates and capsized resulting in the crew getting swept away by the strong currents, according to information shared by the Army.
Two members of the crew are presently missing. A full-scale search and rescue mission is under way by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, local police and civil administration, a spokesperson for the Western Command said.
All available resources are being employed to locate and recover the missing soldiers, he added.
Two helicopters have also been pressed for aerial survey along the barrage and downstream parallel canals — the Western Yamuna Canal flowing towards Haryana and the Eastern Yamuna Canal towards Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, following a request from the Army, the Haryana Irrigation and Water Resources Department reduced water discharge from the barrage to facilitate the search operations.
Different Army units regularly conduct exercises on rivers and canals to hone their skills for various operations that involve negotiating water bodies.
