Diabetics, heart patients run out of medicines  Taunts from the
authorities, struggle to get food and non-availability of life
saving drugs sum up the plight of over 400 pilgrims from Andhra
Pradesh stranded in Badrinath for the past one week.  Every time
their mobile phone rings, the only request made by elderly
pilgrims in Badrinath and its surrounding areas is to evacuate
them from what they call “living hell”. With the bad weather
continuing to disrupt airlifting operations, it is an agony for
all those who go to the nearest helipad as boarding a chopper
remains the ultimate dream. But they come back disappointed from
the helipad on being told that their turn will come “a few days
later”. Airlifting the stranded pilgrims is the only option as
the road between Badrinath and Joshimath remains cut off since
June 15. Unless they reach Joshimath, there is no prospect of
going downhill to Rishikesh.  The Hindu spoke on phone with
several pilgrims, including those in 28-member group from BHEL
Ramachandrapuram, w