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Feb 07, 2021 15:13 (IST) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat reaches near Reni village in Tapovan area of Chamoli; takes stock of the situation. Feb 07, 2021 14:57 (IST) Amit Shah speaks to Uttarakhand Chief Minister over Chamoli flood situation, assures help Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat over the Chamoli flood situation and assured all possible help to the state. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs is monitoring t...

New Delhi, February 7 As a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floods, a study published in 2019 had warned that Himalayan g

Chamoli (Uttarakhand): At least nine bodies have been recovered from the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) site in the Tapovan area following the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Sunday. At least 150 were missing in northern India after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads on Sunday, police said. The massive burst of water tore through the Dhauliganga river valley, destroying ever...

As per glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a release of meltwater which can be either from a moraine- or ice-dam glacial lake due to a dam failure. According to Britannica, a moraine can be referred to an accumulation of rock debris (till) carried or deposited by a glacier. GLOFs have three main features: -They involve -They tend to be -They result in What is Nanda Devi glacier? The Nanda Devi glacier forms part of the second-highest mountain in India -- the Nanda Devi mountain. While it...

Express News Service CHAMOLI: At least 10 people have died and 150 labourers are missing after 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. The state government has announced ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh as financial help to the families and dependents of the deceased.  Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat said, "All our efforts are focused on reach...

Workers from two power plants are missing and a dam is swept away after water, mud and debris smashed through a valley when a glacier broke.

AP Originally published on February 7, 2021 12:32 pm A massive search-and-rescue operation was underway Sunday in northern India for at least 140 people missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off, triggering an avalanche of rock, mud, water and debris that swept away a hydroelectric dam. Video recorded by witnesses from across a valley showed a torrent of water and debris breaking through a dam thats part of the Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project, more than 300 miles north of New De...

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday prayed for the safety of those affected by the flash flood in Uttarakhand after a glacier broke off at Joshimath.

Glacier burst: IMD says no adverse weather over affected areas on February 7, 8 SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 07, 2021, 04:59 PM IST Share Synopsis Over 150 labourers working at a power project in Tapovan-Reni are feared dead, an Indo-Tibetan Border Police spokesperson said after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Chamoli Sunday. "No snowfall/rainfall is likely on February 7-8," the IMD said in its special weather advisory for the state. The MeT department Sunday said no ad...

URL copied Image Source : PTI Damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project at Reni village, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. A massive glacier breach in Uttarakhands Chamoli district caused flash floods in the Dhauli Ganga river, causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecological fragile Himalayas. As per reports, a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke of...