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Mass movements still occurring in Uttarakhand: Scientists ​ By VISHAL GULATI ( IANS) | Published on ​ Thu, Mar 4 2021 11:12 IST | ​ 0 Views Mass movements still occurring in Uttarakhand: Scientists. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 4 : High resolution satellite imagery indicates that mass movement activities are still occurring where the rock and ice collapsed that led to a disaster in Uttarakhand last month, as per latest observations of national and international scientists....

Mass movements still on in Uttarakhand’s glacier burst region, say scientists Mass movements still on in Uttarakhand’s glacier burst region, say scientists Scientists and environmental organisations who are still researching the cause of floods in Uttarakhands Chamoli district feel this mass movement could be dangerous for people and infrastructure downstream. advertisement UPDATED: March 5, 2021 00:28 IST Scientists believe erosion caused by flood probably has undercut some slopes, and thi...

After flash floods, alternative Bailey bridge opened over Rishiganga in Uttarakhand Updated: Updated: It will be opened for the public after trials on March 5. Share Article AAA Personnel from the Border Roads Organisation, the Army and the National Disaster Response Force, among others, building a bridge to connect one half of Raini village to the other half over the Rishiganga river in Chamoli district after an avalanche destroyed the earlier bridge. File Photo   It will be opened for the p...

Close In Himalayas India, a remote Roopkund lake lodged in a snowy valley is found littered with hundreds of human skeletons. The lake is sited 5,029 metres (16,500feet) above sea level underneath a hilly slope on the Trisul mountains, one of the highest mountains in India, Uttarakhand state. The Frozen Lake The remains are littered around and under the ice at the skeletons lake, which was founded in 1942 by a British ranger patrolling in the forest. The lake remains frozen for the most part of...

A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India's second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on Feb. 7 that left more than 200 dead, and swept away two state hydro-electric projects, according to satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters.

Shekhar Pathak’s new book ‘ Chipko – A People’s History’ that maps the journey of the people of Uttarakhand and a century of peaceful agitations to fight for the very survival of their habitat and their existence. The session featured  Ramchandra Guha, historian and author of the book,  Shekhar Pathak and  Mukul Sharma.   The session focused on recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, including the floods in Nanda Devi Sanctuary in February 2021, tying it back to issues like d...

NEW DELHI: A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on Feb. 7 that left more than 200 dead, and swept away two state hydro-electric...

Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call Print edition : March 12, 2021 T+ T- A general view of the damaged Dhauliganga hydroelectric power project in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on February 10. Photo: PTI Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report The lake after river damming at the confluence of the Rishi Ganga and its tributary. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report Geologists and glaci...

The disaster triggered avalanches, burst glaciers and flooded rivers, devastating villages, roads, bridges and hydro-electric power projects (HEPs), and sweeping away over 250 locals and workers. While 69 bodies have been recovered so far, authorities have declared 135 people still missing as “dead” and the huge rescue operation is now a recovery effort. At the time of writing, 21 bodies have been pulled from the slush-filled 2.5 kilometre-long tunnel at the state-owned National Thermal Pow...

Anindo Dey PhotographyGetty Images Villagers in India are worried that recent deadly floods are the result of plutonium hidden in the Himalayas. The CIA lost the plutonium after a secret mission to monitor China’s nuclear program. Although unlikely, it’s an example of how fearful people are of nuclear materials. Villagers are blaming a long-abandoned cache of plutonium for deadly floods in India’s Himalaya mountains. The plutonium, which the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) abandoned in...