Eight Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers were killed in an avalanche near the India-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, officials said on Saturday.
Two bodies had been recovered from the site in Sumna area of Niti Valley on Friday night, while six more were recovered on Saturday, District Magistrate Swati Bhadauria said.
Four injured have been rescued from the site, where rescue operations are on, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat told reporters at Joshimath.
Around 391 BRO personnel out of over 400 who were at work when the avalanche occurred on Friday are said to have reached the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camps safely, said Rawat, who undertook an aerial survey of the area to assess the damage.
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After the formation of a lake following the Uttarakhand floods, there has been a rise in the Rishiganga-Dhauliganga river beds which may pose a fresh threat to Chamoli district.According to one estimate, the river beds of Dhauliganga and .
High turbidity likely to affect water supply in parts of Delhi, says DJB
New Delhi: Flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli have increased turbidity of raw water fetched by Delhi from Upper Ganga Canal to “unprecedented levels” which is likely to hit water supply in many parts of the national capital, DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha said on Sunday.
In a series of tweets, Chadha said the Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi water treatment plants were functioning at reduced capacity. He said the supply is likely to be affected in south, east and northeast Delhi and urged people to use water judiciously.
Uttarakhand flash floods to affect water supply in parts of Delhi
In a series of tweets, DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha said the Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi water treatment plants were functioning at reduced capacity. He said the supply is likely to be affected in south, east and northeast Delhi
PTI | February 15, 2021 | Updated 17:24 IST
The DJB is deploying water tankers in adequate numbers and all possible efforts are being made to reduce turbidity in water
Flash floods in Uttarakhand s Chamoli have increased turbidity of raw water fetched by Delhi from Upper Ganga Canal to unprecedented levels which is likely to hit water supply in many parts of the national capital, DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha said on Sunday.