93 NTPC workers missing, 39 still stuck in tunnel: Power Minister R K Singh
India
Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 16:24 [IST]
Chamoli, Feb 09: With the recovery of five more bodies on Tuesday, the death toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster rose to 31, even as a multi-agency operation to rescue around 35 workers feared trapped inside a swamped tunnel at the Tapovan power project in Chamoli district continued on Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, Union Power Minister R K Singh today said that 93 workers of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) are still missing and 39 still stuck in the tunnel due to the avalanche. We are trying to reach them. We are planning to install Early Warning System as a precautionary measure against avalanche, said R K Singh.
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Read more about Nepal condoles to families of Uttarakhand s glacial burst victims on Business Standard. Nepal offered condolences to the families of the victims of a glacial burst in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand that has led to massive flooding in the state
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday expressed grief over the incident of glacier burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand and said that the Central and state governments are working together to try and help the victims. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is my old ministry and workers who lost their lives were serving the nation. My heartfelt tributes to all those departed souls. May God gives strength to their families, he said. When asked to comment on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar s tweet on farmers protest, Scindia said that anyone who had read the three farm laws will understand they are in favour of farmers.