About 300 Indian still remain untraceable in Nepal following the flash flood tragedy that happened on Wednesday the 27th of August 2026.
In New Delhi, Randhir Jaiswal, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) while addressing his bi-weekly presser said that around 100 people of Indian origin, holding other nationalities also remain uncontactable.
About 63 Indian nationals working at the Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project were rescued from the affected area and 96 others who were stranded on the Chinese side have safely crossed into Nepal by land and efforts are underway to evacuate them, Randhir Jaiswal added.
Meanwhile the External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar personally received the first batch of rescued 21 Indian nationals at the IGI Airport in Delhi on Thursday afternoon.
All these rescued pilgrims are from Tamil Nadu.
On the Chinese side, the MEA spokesperson said that around 400 Indian nationals are safe and in contact with their families.
The Indian Embassy in Beijing is coordinating with local authorities, team leaders and travel agents to facilitate their evacuation.
Jaiswal also said that as requested by Nepal, India is preparing to send a Tunnel rescue team, for which a recce team is being flown in first to assess the equipment required there.
He added that a medical team is also being sent and in addition to it , India has also offered Bailey bridges along with their associated technical teams so that connectivity can be restored quickly in the affected parts of Nepal.
He said that India is ready to offer any other assistance that the Nepal authorities might require.
The MEA has set up a control room in the Ministry of External Affairs, which is working round the clock. He said, Indian embassies, both in Kathmandu and Beijing, have also set up 24 X 7 helplines.
On Thursday evening the third flight carrying ten tonnes of humanitarian assistance has departed for Kathmandu.
In a twitter message the EAM said that the assistance includes portable generator sets, dignity kits, food packets and water purification tablets. Dr Jaishankar said that an 11-member team of doctors, paramedics and Recce team for Tunnel rescue operations is also on-board.
He also reiterated India’s support to Nepal’s ongoing relief and rescue efforts. Earlier, India had sent more than 47 tonnes of emergency relief supplies in two flights.
