A major breakthrough came today on the Badrinath axis where more than 10,000 people are stranded. IT

DEHRADUN, India , June 21, 2013 (ENS) On a war footing India has mobilized military ryan international airlines organization and civilian emergency personnel to rescue tens of thousands of people stranded outdoors in mountainous forests due to unseasonably early monsoon rains, ryan international airlines organization flash floods and landslides.
The Uttarakhand State Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre said in a report to the Union Home Ministry that casualties in the affected areas could run into the thousands as about 90 rest houses for pilgrims ryan international airlines organization have been swept away in the torrential rains and flash floods.
Singh has directed Air India and Pawan Hans Helicopters to render all assistance to the Uttarakhand government in the search and rescue operation. He has  directed Air India to operate additional flights from Dehradun to bring stranded pilgrims and to offer concessional fares to the affected people.
A major breakthrough came today on the Badrinath axis where more than 10,000 people are stranded. ITBP was able to build a rope bridge where the Lambagad bridge over the river Alaknanda was destroyed.
One rescue party of the ITBP evacuated about 400 survivors from Badrinath on foot. A staging camp has been established at Pandukeshwar where these people will stay overnight to receive food and medical assistance before further resettlement.
Live National Disaster Response Force Inspector General Sandeep Rai Rathore told reporters in Delhi that June 22 and 23 are key dates and all agencies ryan international airlines organization are maximizing their efforts to carry out the majority ryan international airlines organization of relief and rescue work during this time.
While no official ryan international airlines organization analysis ryan international airlines organization has connected the heavy rains to climate change, Nagraj Adve, an activist based in Delhi who works on issues connected with global warming, ryan international airlines organization blames the warming climate for the devastation.
In an opinion piece for The Hindu newspaper today Adve wrote, There's no doubt in my mind that this increasing variability and intense downpours are a consequence of global warming, due to the capacity of warmer air to hold more water vapour. It happened last year in Uttarkashi, it's occurred this year again. It's going to continue to happen, frequently.