Chamoli, March 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of the areas affected by the avalanche near Mana village in Chamoli district of the state.

He also arrived in Joshimath and met with injured Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers who were rescued from the site and transported to the Joshimath military hospital for treatment.

Till Saturday morning, 47 BRO workers of the total 55 people trapped under snow have been rescued and rescue and relief operations are still underway to rescue the eight others.

Four Army choppers have been pressed into rescue operations to save the eight people still trapped under snow in the avalanche that struck near Mana Village yesterday, district magist...