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Glacier burst in Chamoli: The Uttarakhand tragedy has not only caused massive loss of life but also wiped off the Tapovan dam and impacted the Rishi Ganga project

(Last Updated On: February 8, 2021) Rescuers are searching for more than 200 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some trapped in a tunnel, after part of a glacier broke away, sending a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley, Reuters reported. Sunday’s violent surge below Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, swept away the small Rishiganga hydro electric project and damaged a bigger one further down the Dhauliganga river that is still...

URL copied BJP leader Uma Bharti  BJP leader Uma Bharti Sunday said the Uttarakhand flood tragedy triggered by a glacier burst is a matter of concern as well as a warning, and added that as a minister she had spoken against having any power project on the Ganga and its major tributaries. Bharti was the minister of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation during the first term of the Modi government. In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said the glacier breaking off ha...

DNA Explainer: What caused the Uttarakhand glacier burst? Heres some probable reasons At least 15 people have been killed and over 150 are feared missing, after a glacier burst in Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Sunday. Share Updated: Feb 8, 2021, 12:36 PM IST Enviromentalists have claimed that climate change led to the burst of a part of the Nanda Devi glacier at Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday (February 8).  Speaking to IANS, an Assistant Professor at IIT Indore said...

Authorities said at least 200 people are still missing after the flash flooding in the Dhauliganga River.

Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 14:10 IST The monster of climate change has a firm grip on the ecological balance of the world. Disasters such as Chamoli and Kedarnath flashfloods are likely to get more frequent as glaciers lose more mass. Ngozumba glacier, the largest glacier in great Himalayan range&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Key Highlights In the next less than 15 years, the mountains of Himalayas bid adieu to the last of glaciers unless there is a drastic corr...

Rescuers are looking for an estimated 170 people missing in the Indian Himalayas, including some trapped in a tunnel, after a part of a glacier broke away, sending a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley.

Why We Already Know the Rishi Ganga Flood Was a ‘Sooner or Later’ Event There should be no doubt that the Chamoli disaster is a sign of our misguided developmental priorities and proves our inability to sustainably develop ecologically sensitive zones. Damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Photo: PTI Government08/Feb/2021 In 2019, a petit...

Sunday's disaster killed at least 18 villagers, and left 165 others missing while also damaging dams and homes downstream.

Glaciers are found on every continent except Australia and some are hundreds of thousands of years old.Its not yet known what caused part of the Nanda Devi glacier to snap off Sunday morning