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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Tamil Nadu ready to offer all possible help, says CM Palaniswami The Tamil Nadu government is prepared to extend all assistance to Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said PTI | February 8, 2021 | Updated 15:02 IST Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami The Tamil Nadu government on Monday offered all possible assistance to Uttarakhand, where a glacier burst triggered a deluge killing 10 people on Sunday and left over 140 missing. Chief Minis...

A massive effort is underway to rescue at least 30 workers trapped in a tunnel at a power project site.

Foreign Ministry statement follows glacier on Indias 2nd-highest mountain breaking off, damaging nearby hydro power project

Currently, multi-agency relief operations are being carried out in in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand that have been ravaged by floods in the aftermath of a glacial burst.

Raini, February 8 It was a tranquil winter morning in Raini village until the residents were jolted at around 10 am on Sunday by a loud sound and the sight of huge torrents of water and sludge in the

Published: Monday, February 8, 2021, 16:15 [IST] Gopeshwar, Feb 08: The glacial burst near Chamoli districts Raini village, the cradle of the Chipko movement, should serve as a wake-up call to stop the rampage on the Himalayan ecological system in the name of development, said Magsaysay awardee Chandi Prasad Bhatt on Monday. Representational Image According to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore the brunt of...

Read more about Scientists leave for Joshimath for surveillance after glacier burst on Business Standard. A team of scientists, flown to Dehradun after the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, left for Joshimath area on Monday for surveillance and reconnaissance

The scientists, belonging to the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were flown to the Uttarakhand capital on Sunday night.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the news out of northern India was "devastating" and that the country "stands with one of its closest friends at this very difficult time".

Magsaysay winner environmentalist says mindless rampage on Himalayas must stop PTI Gopeshwar: The glacial burst near Chamoli district’s Raini village, the cradle of the Chipko movement, should serve as a wake-up call to stop the rampage on the Himalayan ecological system in the name of development, according to Magsaysay awardee Chandi Prasad Bhatt. He said Monday that many power projects in the area should not have been given environmental clearance. The 87-year-old environment...