Overview
- Troops launched the mission on February 22 after intense snowfall and sub-zero temperatures stranded civilians in East Sikkim.
- Forty-six tourists were taken to the nearest Army camp for immediate medical checks, warm shelter, hot meals and heating.
- Army medics monitored for hypothermia, frostbite and altitude sickness and cleared the evacuees for onward travel once stable.
- Teams coordinated traffic control and guided more than 150 tourist vehicles to secure locations, helping reopen the route.
- Defence officials said mobility has been restored in the affected sector, with forces maintaining HADR readiness in the high-altitude area.