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And every time a disaster unfolds, the burden of establishing its ‘scientific’ relationship with project construction is thrust on the local community.

Officials said that the mortal remains of the mountaineers will be sent to their native places after a post-mortem examination. In a tweet, the Armys rescue team said the four bodies were brought to Joshimath from the peak of Mount Trishul in helicopters on Sunday morning.

UPDATED: February 14, 2021 08:06 IST Rescue operations continue at Tapovan tunnel where 30 people are trapped after flash floods in Uttarakhand. (PTI) Rescuers on Saturday began boring a wider and deeper hole into the tunnel at the flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in an attempt to reach the over 30 people trapped inside for nearly a week. “The Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) was punctured on Friday night itself by drilling a 75mm-diameter hole into it but now it is being widened to 30...

Some footbridges were washed away after the flash floods in Uttarakhand. (Photo: ANI) After the Uttarakhand flash floods cut off various villages from other parts of the region, Indian Army has started using trolleys to transport people from one point to another. "A footbridge was broken due to flash floods, leaving people in villages disconnected. Weve built aerial river crossing to provide connectivity," news agency ANI quoted Major Utkarsh Shukla as saying. Uttarakhand: Indian Army uses trol...

Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 17:36 IST Experts say climate change is a possible cause of a glacier burst that caused flash floods in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand this week. The natural disaster has raised questions over development in the area. Rescue operations underway after a house collapsed in Ghat village of Uttarakhands Chamoli district (File Photo)&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspIANS Key Highlights Possibility of glacier burst or GLOF as cause of flash floods in Cham...

Time was running out to save dozens of people trapped inside a tunnel three days after a devastating flash flood likely caused by a glacier burst in India's Himalayan north, officials said Wednesday.

Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction  Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction  The initial 35 km journey of the flood has been most dangerous, which washed away roads, bridges and damaged every structure that came its way. Using fresh high-resolution satellite imagery from the space firm Planets Labs and Indian Space Research Organizations (ISRO) Cartosat satellites, we try to follow this destructive journey in the Himalayas. advertisement Relative of a person missing after the Uttarakhand fla...

Joshimath, Uttarakhand – On Sunday morning, Rishi Prasad, 57, ran as fast as he could to save his son but he could reach the tunnel where his son was, massive boulders, trees and mud had already blocked its entrance. Abhishek Panth, 24, was working in an under-construction tunnel near Tapovan Dam, at the confluence of Dhauliganga and Rishiganga Rivers – in Chamoli district about 280km (173 miles) east of Dehradun, capital of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Panth is among the dozen...

Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 08:58 IST The Indian Air Force conducted a recce of the area and confirmed that besides the Rishiganga Hydro project, the Tapovan dam was also washed off during the glacier burst in Uttarakhands Chamoli. Uttarakhand: Rishiganga hydro plant, Tapovan dam washed-off&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspANI Chamoli (Uttarakhand): A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was completely washed off due to the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday. T...

URL copied NTPC says Tapovan project partly damaged, monitoring situation Part of an under-construction hydropower project of state-run power major NTPC has been damaged by the avalanche in Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Sunday. The company has said that it is monitoring the situation continuously along with the district administration and police. Part of the under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project (520 MW) has faced damages while another privately-owned Rishi Ganga ...