Page 29 - Nanda Devi News Today

A week after the Uttarakhand disaster in which a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and triggered a massive flash flood in the Chamoli district, authorities have managed to recover 38 bodies so far while over 200 others continue to remain missing. Top developments:

“The residents of Chaien village have been waiting for 13-14 years for rehabilitation,” Sati said. Recurring loss and constant fear “We live in constant fear of death due to rocks falling from the mountains and the earth shaking due to the tunneling work for the power project,” 62-year-old Yashoda Devi said. She said 21 families whose houses had developed cracks due to the tunneling work were rehabilitated in Joshimath, located on the opposite mountain. “We were assured of rehabilita...

Uttarakhand: Flash Floods Disconnects Almost 13 Border Villages, BRO Working Round The Clock To Restore Connectivity Restoration activity by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) The flash floods occurred in Uttarakhand on 07 February washed away a 90-metre span RCC bridge on Joshimath-Malari road located approximately two kilometres upstream of the Tapovan Hydel project. Washing away of the bridge has disconnected more than 13 border villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. After initial rec...

The team has been able to move around 102 metres into the tunnel by clearing debris

So far, authorities have found the bodies of 38 people.

The BRO will be building a 200-feet bailey bridge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli to re-establish connectivity with Niti border.

Scientists uncertain about impact of budding pool in Uttarakhand flood zone Updated: Updated: A new flood or new debris rolling down could impede relief work. Share Article AAA ITBP personnel flashing torches inside a NTPC hydel project tunnel, where around 35 workers are trapped, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday. AP   A new flood or new debris rolling down could impede relief work. Scientists continue to be uncertain about the downstream impact of a pool of water that is buildi...

India glacier break: Rescuers dig for dozens trapped in flood Biswajeet Banerjee and Rishabh R. Jain Associated Press RUDRAPRAYAG, India – Rescuers in northern India were working Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in a disaster that has left 18 people dead and 165 missing. More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police h...

By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Rescuers used heavy machinery to remove slush clogging a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas on Friday in a search for 35 people missing since a Feb. 7 flash flood, though hopes of finding anyone alive were fading. Those trapped in the tunnel in the northern state of Uttarakhand were among 171 people still unaccounted for after water, rocks and debris possibly triggered by an avalanche surged down the Dhauliganga river valley, destroying dams and bridges. ...

India News: NEW DELHI: Around 10 am on Sunday, huge chunk of what is suspected to be a glacier in the Nanda Devi landscape broke and fell into the Dhauliganga riv.