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ITANAGAR: In an extraordinary display of courage and humanitarian commitment, a 17-member relief team comprising personnel from Dibang Valley district administration in Arunachal Pradesh, along with local volunteers, successfully delivered essential supplies to a stranded family in Mawali village after a hanging bridge connecting the area was washed away on June 1.
The team, formed by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) after drone-based delivery attempts failed, embarked on a 10-hour trek from Athunli village on June 5, carrying approximately 200 kilograms of rations, medicines, and other essential items.
Previous attempts using drones, one from the DDMA and another from the Indian Army, had delivered only a limited quantity of food before both drones crashed, an official communiqué informed here on Saturday.
Facing treacherous terrain, the team crossed steep and narrow forest tracks, built makeshift log bridges over streams, and waded through water to reach Mawali by 5:30 pm the same day.
Meanwhile, efforts continued at Athunli, where the Indian Army, Border Roads Organization (BRO), local police, and SJVN Ltd collaborated with villagers to construct a ropeway on the remains of the damaged bridge.
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