Jammu, June 19
Four children stuck in a ropeway cradle over Jammu's Tawi river, were rescued after a three-hour-long operation today, the officials said.
The children were left stranded midway over the fast-flowing river on the way to their school in Pattangarh village, 33 km from Udhampur, they said.
At least four school students on Wednesday morning were stuck midway over a river in Udhampur district in Jammu after the rope of the trolley they were in broke. The kids commute to school every day in Chenani town by crossing the river in the wooden trolley.
The children were left stranded for several hours in the morning. The children left home at 10 am and were stuck in the trolley for hours.
The administration launched a rescue operation as soon as they came to know about the incident. They reached the spot along with a crane and rescued the kids.
The officials who reached the site of the incident included, Sub Division Magistrate (SDM), and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO).
Incidentally, the area comes under the Winter Zone and children have to cross the water bodies in wooden trollies.
