The flash floods that hit parts of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district two days ago was due to the collapse of a hanging glacier, the scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggested in their initial observations.
In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster
February 08, 2021 16:24 IST
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Rescue operations under way at Tapovan Tunnel. Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – were extensively damaged and some houses were swept away.
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Personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the National Disaster Response Force and State disaster response teams clear the tunnel that has been blocked with slush, debris and silt, and are inching closer towards the stuck workers.
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A vehicle stuck in the swamp at the site of the Tapovan hydel project as rescue works are under way. NDRF teams also used canine squads to help rescuers detect traces of life under the debris.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: 55 UP labourers missing at Tapovan power project site
Uttar Pradesh government releases helpline numbers, extends help to Uttarakhand in carrying out the rescue and relief operation.
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NDRF and others during the rescue operations at the tunnel near the Tapovan Dam in Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
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LUCKNOW: Around 55 labourers from Uttar Pradesh have gone missing at Tapovan power project site following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand.
The Uttar Pradesh government has set up around the clock emergency control room and has released two helpline numbers 1070 and 9454441036 to facilitate distraught families lodge the detailed information about their near and dear ones stranded or missing in the hill state.
The Union Power Minister R K Singh visited Tapovan on Monday to assess the extent of damage at the project site, a day after the glacier burst in Chamoli district.