7 hours, 300 people: How rescue teams, Indian army carried out ops after Gulmarg ropeway mishap
A technical snag stranded over 300 tourists in the Gulmarg Gondola cable car for hours, prompting a seven-hour rescue operation. Various agencies, including the Indian Army and local police, coordinated efforts to safely evacuate all individuals from the cabins. The operation was complicated by heavy rain, but ultimately all stranded tourists were rescued without serious injuries.
- ▪The Gulmarg Gondola cable car experienced a technical issue, leaving tourists stranded mid-air.
- ▪Rescue teams from multiple agencies worked together for seven hours to evacuate all individuals safely.
- ▪The operation involved using ropes and ladders to bring down tourists from cabins nearly 500 ft above the ground.
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7 hours, 300 people: How rescue teams, Indian army carried out ops after Gulmarg ropeway mishapThe operation ensured the evacuation of all the people, some of whom were trapped in cabins dangling nearly 500 ft above the ground.Updated on: May 26, 2026 9:01 AM ISTBy Shivam Pratap SinghShare viaCopy link The famous Gulmarg Gondola cable car in Jammu and Kashmir was hit by a technical snag on Monday, stranding more than 300 tourists mid-air for hours in 65 cabins of Asia's highest ropeway, prompting a massive, seven-hour multi-agency rescue operation.Visual of the rescue operation after around 300 tourists were stranded aboard the largest cable car as the system developed technical problems, at a Gulmarg resort in Jammu and Kashmir, Monday, May 25, 2026.
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