The divers working vigorously to fish out the dead bodies of students of VNR Vigyan Jayoti Institute Hyderabad, managed to recover four more dead bodies from the bed of Pandoh Dam.
As many as 24 students had drowned in Beas near Thalot on June 8 when they were on their way to Manali on a pleasure trip. They had stopped for taking pictures on the river bank about 200 feet down from the NH-21. The water was suddenly released in the river from the larji Dam and the students swept away with strong current of the water.
After the incident, a rescue operation was launched by over 700 personnel of police, Army, para-military units, ITBP men, Navy and Himachal Police besides the divers of BBMB, Navy and NDRF. Six dead bodies were taken out from the dam on June 18, 19 and 20.
Most of the parents camping on the river bank had gone home disappointed by that time after urging the district authorities that they would be contented with the death certificates.
Maximum number of four dead bodies was recovered on Sunday. Of these, only three have been identified as Bairineni Ritrwik, Muppidi Kiran Kumar, CH Parameshwar. The fourth dead body could not be identified, said Devesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner.
Of the 24 dead bodies of the students and one tour operator, 17 bodies of students have been taken out so far. Now, seven dead bodies of students and one of the tour operators, are yet to be fished out.