Now A Dedicated Number To Respond During Emergencies While Trekking In Maharashtra

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 Every year, the mountains of Sahyadri get flooded with hundreds of trekkers, photographers, rock climbers and adventure lovers. As each year passes, the number of the visitors increases immensely and with that the number of casualties rise up. Many of the trekking destinations are accident prone. Monsoon is the season when maximum reports of casualties are recorded.
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To avoid such accidents and prevent from devastating situations, a group of experienced trekkers and mountaineers decide to be the helping hand by forming a helpline service called The Maharashtra Mountaineers Rescue Coordination Centre (MMRCC). Dedicated teams are allotted at different hilly ranges in case of emergencies.

Operation head of Giripremi Mountaineering club, Bhushan Harshe says, "The cases of getting lost, slipping into the waterfall and drowning increase during this season. Therefore, we thought of bringing all the rescue teams across the state under one umbrella. These 250-member teams are well-equipped and are trained to tackle adverse situations. They are close to the forts and can immediately respond to distress calls. Most emergencies happen when people venture into terrains which are unfamiliar to them.”

In the last six months, the MMRCC has received 25-30 rescue calls since the onset of monsoon. The prone spots of accident are Lonavala, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar and Tamhini.

Talking about the madness for a selfie where people put their life in danger, the founder of MMRCC Umesh Zipre says, “The selfie fad is one of the reasons that the accident rate in these regions have gone up. While clicking selfies isn't wrong, clicking them at dangerous places should not be encouraged. The attempt of daredevilry to impress friends on social media, often ends up destroying lives.”

To co-ordinate an immediate search and rescue operation, the MMRCC helpline number is 7620 230 231 which is active for 24x7 in any parts of rural Maharashtra.

Source: Times of India.

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