At least 18 Gujaratis who travelled to Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and tourism have reportedly remained uncontactable following devastating flash floods and landslides near the Nepal-Tibet border.
The Gujarat government has activated a State Control Room in Gandhinagar and is coordinating with the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu to trace the affected travellers and assist their families.
List of 18 Gujaratis Reported Uncontactable
Ahmedabad/Anand
- Bimalkumar Patel – Vidyanagar Road, US citizen of Indian origin
- Jayminaben Patel – Vidyanagar Road, US citizen of Indian origin
Vadodara
- Kinnari Patel – Maninagar, Ahmedabad
- Mihir Patel – Maninagar, Ahmedabad
Surat
- Pareshbhai Natwarlal Patel – Currently residing in the US
- Jyotiben Pareshbhai Patel – Currently residing in the US
- Meenakshiben Sanjaybhai Ramani – Currently residing in Mumbai
Rajkot
- Jai Dinesh Kotecha – Currently residing in Mumbai; his father is originally from Rajkot. His last contact was reported near the Friendship Bridge/Bhote Koshi River at the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border.
Valsad
- Roma Dilipbhai Intwala – Valsad
Kheda/Nadiad
- Umesh Bhogilal Patel – Canadian citizen, resident of Nadiad
- Akankshaben Umesh Patel – Canadian citizen, resident of Nadiad
- Ishan Patel – American citizen, resident of Nadiad
No contact has been established with them for the past 24 hours.
Gandhinagar
- Amita Amin – US citizen; last reported location was Bagmati near the Friendship Bridge
- Tejal Patel – US citizen; last reported location was Bagmati near the Friendship Bridge
- Jitendra Patel – US citizen; last reported location was Bagmati near the Friendship Bridge
Gujarat Government Helplines
The Gujarat government has asked affected citizens and their families to contact the State Control Room for assistance and information. The helplines are available 24×7:
- 079-23251900
- 9978405304
- 1070 – State Helpline
- 1077 – District Emergency Operation Centre
Indian citizens affected by the floods in Nepal can also contact the emergency helplines:
- +977 985 131 6807
- +977 970 910 7500