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A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks. Massive destruction is feared. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishi Ganga power project may have been directly affected, sai
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday announced Rs 4 lakh compensation for those killed by floods in the state, after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam down the Dhauli Ganga river valley on Sunday.
A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained. This was conveyed to the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, at an emergency meeting held here on Sunday evening. The NCMC was also informed thatpeople trapped in a hydro project tunnel were rescued by the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), whileefforts are on to rescue those trapped in another tunnel. The operation is being coordin...
Uttarakhand deluge: Cabinet Secy directs agencies to work in co-ordination By IANS | Published on Sun, Feb 7 2021 22:21 IST | 0 Views Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 7 : Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday directed all the agencies concerned to work in close co-ordination and extend all requisite assistance to the administration in Uttarakhand where over 150 people were missing following by a massive flood near a power project in Joshimath area of the state's Chamoli district. Gauba emphasised the need to account for all missing p...
All-out efforts are being made to ensure that all missing people are traced and accounted for.