CHAMOLI: 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 magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said today.

The Chamoli District Magistrate further said four helicopters have arrived with the help of the Centre and the State governments have joined the rescue operations.

"Of the total 55 people, 47 have been rescued from Mana. We have brought seven people to Joshimath Hospital, and they are under treatment. They are under doctors' observation. Three of them are stable...I hope that the remaining people will also be rescued soon," Chamoli DM said.