The super human rescue...

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 The news of Indo Tibetan Border Police ( ITBP) jawans, around 25 of them, carrying an injured woman in a remote village of Uttarakhand on stretcher braving rain, slippery roads, difficult terrains,is doing rounds in print, electronic and social  media since Saturday last.


According to sources The woman from a remote village of Pithoragarh district slipped during a landslide on August 20th and broke her legs. When even the helicopter failed to land at the area due to inclement weather,  a team of 25 jawans of ITBP took on themselves what began a herculean task of rescue ever made on the planet. The jawans covered nearly 40 kms of terraneous road ravaged by incessant rains and reached a place called Munsyari braving super human weather conditions, flowing nullahs and other obstacles for nearly 15 hours carrying the injured woman on their shoulders. An incident which an ordinary would not tread even in dreams.


Human life is most precious none would perhaps argue. But the protection of that precious life often throws challenges which call for extraordinary courage. This has been demonstrated by the brave ITBP jawans in their almost superhuman efforts. When the mission began the jawans just had their raw courage and that unshakable belief  drilled into them through years of rigorous training which develop them into men of steel at their disposal. Under no circumstances they would let their belief leave them from within.


Uttarakhand amongst other hilly regions have witnessed several incidences of landslides especially during monsoon. This year incidentally the occurrences have been quite more in number. The victims quite often are innocent villagers who live in terrainous slopes for years. 


This life-story of ITBP jawans, who went beyond their call of duty  to save a human life,  needs to be etched in gold. These are the life stories which need to be included in school curricula at least at secondary level lest incidents of unimaginable bravery as has been shown by the ITBP jawans will be lost in the realms of time. These are those pointers which make a permanent impression on young minds and make them ready for becoming a worthy citizen of this great nation. One can sincerely wish the incidence becomes a part of Hon. PM’s ‘ Mann ki bat’ once.


Salute to the raw courage and indomitable spirit shown by the jawans. Unimaginable.

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