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A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks. Massive destruction is feared. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishi Ganga power project may have been directly affected, sai

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday announced Rs 4 lakh compensation for those killed by floods in the state, after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam down the Dhauli Ganga river valley on Sunday.

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained. This was conveyed to the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, at an emergency meeting held here on Sunday evening. The NCMC was also informed thatpeople trapped in a hydro project tunnel were rescued by the Indo Tibetan Border Police (...

Uttarakhand deluge: Cabinet Secy directs agencies to work in co-ordination ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sun, Feb 7 2021 22:21 IST | ​ 0 Views Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 7 : Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday directed all the agencies concerned to work in close co-ordination and extend all requisite assistance to the administration in Uttarakhand where over 150 people were missing following by a massive flood near a power project in Jo...

All-out efforts are being made to ensure that all missing people are traced and accounted for.

Uttarakhand people uses makeshift bridge to cross river stream in Uttarkashi A massive flood has wreaked havoc in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday after a part of the Nandadevi glacier burst. The flash flood destroyed many homes on the bank of the Dhauliganga river, more than 100 people are feared missing and casualties are suspected. Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat is on-site inspecting the situation.  Four Indian Army columns, two medical teams and one Engineering Task For...

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Sweeps Away Rishiganga Hydro Project The flash flood also affected the downstream hydro project of NTPC at Tapovan on the river Dhauli Ganga, which is a tributary of the river Alaknanda. ITBP personnel dig to open Tapovan Tunnel which is completely blocked, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Photo: PTI Environment07/Feb/2021 New Delhi: A 13.2 MW small hy...

A 13.2 megawatt small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand today, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, was told at an emergency meeting.

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Live Updates: 7 dead, 170 missing, confirms State Disaster Management Glacier Burst in Uttarakhand: At least seven people have died, six injured and around 170 are missing after the Uttarakhand flood incident today, confirms State Disaster Management Center BusinessToday.In | February 8, 2021 | Updated 09:56 IST ITBP personnel rescue labourers from the sediment inundated area near the Tapovan tunnel area Massive flooding from a glacier burst in Uttarakhands Chamoli di...

New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): After reviewing the situation arising out of the natural disaster in Uttarakhand caused by the glacial burst, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday directed the concerned agencies to work in close co-ordination and extend all requisite assistance to the state administration.