Arunachal Pradesh: Missing Mountaineers' Families Agree To End Hunger Strike

ITANAGAR: The missing Arunachal Pradesh mountaineers Tapi Mra and Niku Dao's families have agreed to end their strike.

The families of two Arunachal Pradesh mountaineers Tapi Mra and Niku Dao, who had gone missing earlier, had threatened to go on a hunger strike earlier in the day to urge their case.

The families of both mountaineers were known to have been staging an ongoing sit-in protest at the IG Park in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The Arunachal Pradesh administration has been urged to resume search and rescue efforts by the families of the mountaineers.

The possessions of the missing mountaineers Tapi Mra and Niku Dao were found earlier in October in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, in a location beyond Camp 2 of Mount Kyarisatam. The two missing mountaineers' found possessions were completely covered in snow.

Since August 17, Tapi Mra and Niku Dao, the first climber from Arunachal Pradesh to scale Mount Everest, have been missing. Arunachal Pradesh's highest peak, Mount Kyarisatam, was the destination of the pair's exploratory trip.

On May 21, 2009, Tapi Mra conquered Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Tapi Mra was attempting to climb Mount Kyarisatam for the fourth time.

Two months after the two mountaineers vanished from Mount Kyarisatam in the East Kameng area of Arunachal Pradesh, the items were found by search and rescue workers.

As per sources, one of the most well-liked locations in the nation for adventure sports in Arunachal Pradesh, which has a lot to offer mountaineering fans as well. Additionally, the India-China border is close to Mount Kyarisatam, which is in Arunachal Pradesh's East Kameng district. The state is home to a large number of unclimbed high mountain summits.

According to recent reports, Mara also claimed that these nearby mountain peaks are just as difficult as well-known ones like Mt. Everest and are best suited for trips before Everest.

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