Indian rescuers say the chances of finding eight climbers missing in the Himalayas are "bleak".
Two Indian air force helicopters were searching the mountains, but officials said the operation had to be suspended due to unfavourable conditions.
The rescue effort began on Saturday when the climbers did not return to their base camp.
"The first aerial recce has concluded," said Mr Jogdanda earlier on Sunday, confirming an avalanche was feared to have caught the group in the area around India's second-highest peak.
The missing group, including four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian, began climbing Nanda Devi on 13 May.
Earlier, officials said four other British climbers had been rescued. They have been named by India TV as Mark Thomas, Ian Wade, Kate Armstrong and Zachary Quain.
They were airlifted to safety after being spotted early on Sunday at a base camp near Nanda Devi.
This smaller group had returned to the base camp from Nanda Devi East due to harsh weather conditions, while the eight-member group headed for the summit of another unnamed peak, government official Vijay Kumar Jogdanda said.
The missing group was being led by experienced British mountain guide Martin Moran, whose Scotland-based company Moran Mountain has run numerous expeditions in the Indian Himalayas.