Equipped with Ground Penetrating Radars, experts from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) launched a search operation to trace the 66 people, including 24 Nepali labourers, reported missing since raging waters and mudslides buried virtually half of Dharali village in Uttarkashi a week ago.

The team of experts, which reached the flood-ravaged site on Monday (August 11) evening, will identify and focus on places where there may be human presence under the debris, they said.