Part of an under-construction hydropower project of state-run power major NTPC has been damaged by the avalanche in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Sunday.The company has said that it is monitoring the situation continuously along with the .
CHAMOLI: As many as 150 people feared to be dead in the flash flood in Uttarakhand s Chamoli following an avalanche near a power project at Raini village in the Tapovan area, officials said.
Rishiganga Power Project has been damaged due breach of a glacier in the Tapovan area. People living on the bank of the Alaknanda river are advised to move to safe places at the earliest, said Chamoli Police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed that he has spoken to senior authorities and getting updates on NDRF deployment, rescue work, and relief operations. Am constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand. India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone s safety there. Have been continuously speaking to senior authorities and getting updates on NDRF deployment, rescue work, and relief operations, PM Modi tweeted.
Soon after the glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, the state government issued helpline numbers for people stranded in affected areas.
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