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"The layout was never an issue. We have it from the beginning." TNIE has already reported how the rescue team is racing against time to save the trapped men. It is notable that the right information helped the rescue team save 12 men trapped in another tunnel on Sunday itself in an operation that spanned for over 6 hours. The video shared by the ITBP went viral as the man danced his way out gesturing 'Balle Balle' as he was being rescued. Piyoosh Rautela, executive director, Uttarakhand Disaster Mitigation and Management Center (DMMC) commenting on the issue said, "The rescue team is work...

Express News Service RAINI (UTTARAKHAND): Scientists, experts, conservationists and activists have pointed out lacklustre attitude of the governments when it comes to maintaining balance in development activities and environment.  Ajay Gautam, a Delhi-based activist who has filed range of PIL in Uttarakhand High Court requesting strengthening of disaster management systems said, “I had filed one PIL in year 2014 requesting the court to order installation of warning systems including alarm systems. The court had ordered the same in year 2018 but no compliance was done by the state governmen...

Nearly 48 hours after a flash flood struck Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, rescue operations are underway to locate around 170 people. The mission people are mostly labourers from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who were working at two power projects.

The flash floods struck the area near Raini village in Chamoli district on Sunday DEHRADUN: Villagers of Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli that lies near the area which saw the maximum destruction caused by Sunday’s flash floods have expressed concerns that the flash floods may be the result of heat being produced by a radioactive device that was lost in 1965 during a secret expedition to Nanda Devi. The expedition was conducted by American intelligence agency CIA and the Indian government’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) to plant nuclear-powered surveillance equipment on the summit of ...

31 Dead In Uttarakhand Disaster; Race Against Time In Tunnel Rescue Op Uttarakhand Glacier: The tunnel, where 35 people are feared trapped, is being cleared by the State Disaster Response Force and ITBP. Updated: February 09, 2021 1:37 pm IST Chamoli Glacier: An IAF Mi-17 is carryig NDRF personnel from Dehradun for Joshimath. Dehradun: A third day of massive search and rescue operation was underway today in Uttarakhand, parts of which were on Sunday hit by massive flooding following a glacier burst, killing 31 people. Disaster response teams, along with the armed forces, police, and para...