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CM Vijay sends ministerial team, top IAS officer to Nepal to rescue 103 stranded Tamil pilgrims
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay ordered an IAS officer to Nepal. Four cabinet ministers will coordinate the evacuation of 103 stranded pilgrims. The state government's immediate priority is to airlift 20 located pilgrims. Medical and psychological support teams are ready to receive evacuees. The pilgrims were on the Kailash Yatra when floods struck.
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- Why it matters
- The pilgrims are trapped in Nepal following floods during a religious journey; the state government has mobilized senior officials and prepared reception teams to retrieve them.
- Most affected
- 103 Tamil pilgrims stranded in Nepal — Being evacuated by state-coordinated rescue effort with medical support
- Likely next
- Whether the immediate airlift of the 20 located pilgrims proceeds and when the remaining 83 are reached.