Kathmandu/New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Several Indian pilgrims returning from the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have been left stranded at Simikot in north-western Nepal, in the wake of the civil unrest that swept across Nepal last week. They have made an urgent appeal to the Indian government to intervene and initiate swift evacuation measures.
Simikot is en route to Nepalgunj from where the Indian pilgrims were to move to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
According to accounts from travellers, the fragile support systems in Simikot-already strained under routine circumstances-have collapsed under the sudden influx of pilgrims, many of whom are elderly and in need of urgent medical attention.
"There is no clarity from the authorities. Many senior citizens...