Close to 63,000 people remained stranded or cut off in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand on Wednesday as the toll touched 150 and the rain finally let up after three days, helping authorities step up rescue and relief operations.
However, with 400-odd roads and 21 bridges washed away and vast swathes of land under water, it remained an uphill task.
The number of dead in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh - where many rivers are in spate - stood at 18 and in Himachal Pradesh at 14, according to reports.
Around 26 choppers were pressed into service and the army, air force, police, ITBP, National Disaster Relief Force and Sasastra Seema Bal managed to evacuate several thousand people - including cricketer Harbhajan Singh - across the state, an official said.
He added that the majority of those stranded in worst-hit Kedarnath valley have been moved to safety. Most of those evacuated were out-of-state pilgrims doing the famous Char Dham religious circuit.
Accompanied by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an aerial survey of the worst-hit areas while union home secretary RK Singh also undertook a similar mission separately.
Meanwhile, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters in New Delhi, “We are committed to rescuing everyone now that the rains have stopped."
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