Neelima, a software engineer from Hyderabad was part of the 20 member trekking team that was selected by her company Cognizant to climb Mount Everest in Nepal. But, Neelima has gone missing after the latest earthquake in Nepal. Though they were seen making some brave faces, the parents and family members of Neelima are highly concerned about their girl. They haven't got any information from the base camp at Kathmandu ever since the earthquake took place.
Neelima has boarded the Nepal flight on April 18th and she has even sent few photographs that were captured in the flight's cockpit area to her father. On 22nd, she spoke to her family about the climbing activity and asked them to stay strong if she happens to lose the communication signal. After few hours, the connection was lost and there was no communication ever since. The earthquake that took place later has made the communicating conditions worse.
It has been 5 days since Neelima's family got any update from the team. 'We got a call from the Trekking agency about the whereabouts of the Cognizant team on Saturday and we are still waiting for their message. We are in constant touch with Guntur MP Jayadev Galla & Central Minister Sushma Swaraj. We are confident that our daughter gets back to the home soon,' said Neelima's father.
Neelima has been a professional mountaineer since many years and is also an Yoga expert. She is trained in Karate and is said to be a daring girl. Let's hope for a safe return of Neelima.