News X: At Badrinath, an estimated 4000 people are stranded with the road link still cut off by landslides. Nearly 1000 people are still stuck in Harsil. Pilgrims will be air lifted and brought down on foot. They are safe and equipped with food and water. The Indian Air Force has begun its sorties from Gauchar, which is the hub of relief and rescue operations, on schedule this morning. Choppers have taken off for Badrinath and Joshimath. Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne is in Uttarakhand today to boost the morale of his men who are engaged in their largest-ever rescue mission