Chamoli cloud burst: NTPC projects halted after water levels rise ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 01:31 IST Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): The ongoing NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) projects in the Tapovan area of Uttarakhand have been halted due to a rise in the water level of the Rishiganga river after a cloud burst in the Chamoli district. According to District Magistrate Swati Bhadoria, villagers residing nearby have been cautioned to stay out of the water. "At around 8 pm today, the water level had risen in Tapovan area's Rishiganga river due to which officials halted operations of ongoing NTPC project and villagers residing nearby were cautioned to stay out of the water," Bhadoria said.