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‘A Disaster Is Just Waiting To Happen In Himachal’ Avay Shukla, whose report warning against rampant hydel projects in the state was ignored, says ‘the die has already been cast, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it’. PTI outlookindia.com 2021-02-14T17:09:22+05:30 Also read If the opening of World famed Rohtang Tunnel is hailed as the biggest event in the history in the mountain state, ending the decades-old isolation of tribals in Lahaul-Spiti, the biggest worry haunting this ecologically fragile valley is the reckless exploitation of its resources, particularly its rivers. More than 16 mega hydel projects have been already allotted to private companies. Though they’ve been reluctant to begin work so far because of connectivity, once they start scaling up their work, it will pose a grave threat to the pristine environment and protected biodiversity of this state, home to several endangered species and exotic flora and fau ....
Uttarakhand tragedy: Rescue Work hampered by slush, rise in river levels SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021, 10:22 PM IST Share Synopsis Around 35 people are believed to be trapped inside the tunnel after a flash flood caused by fall of a cracked glacier in the Alaknanda battered villages and two hydel projects in Chamoli district. Workers at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel power project were trapped after the swollen Alaknanda hurtled down with rock and sediments. Agencies Rescue workers are also trying to reach villages been cut off by the disaster. New Delhi: Efforts to get an idea on survivors inside the Tapovan hydel tunnel in Uttarakhand using drone cameras on Thursday failed as slush and silt hampered work. Around 35 people are believed to be trapped inside the tunnel after a flash flood caused by fall of a cracked glacier in the Alaknanda battered villages and two hydel projects in Chamoli district. Workers at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel power ....
Small Large Power plants in Uttarakand, which were under the scanner earlier have come under scrutiny again following the flash flood in Chamoli The flash flood that claimed several lives in Chamoli on February 7 has caused Uttarakhand’s hydropower projects to be scrutinised closely. Uttarakhand has a tricky relationship with electricity. With a landscape that’s inhospitable to thermal power grid lines and with people too poor to pay for electricity, micro and mini hydro-electric power projects were seen as the answer. Between the government’s long-standing ‘power for all’ objective, and environmentalists pushing for cleaner, renewable energy, setting up dozens of hydel power plants seemed ideal. ....
Toll climbs to 10 in Uttarakhand glacier burst PTI Dehradun | Updated on February 08, 2021 Rescue operations underway near Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Monday, February 8 - PTI Rescue operations underway near Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Monday, February 8 - PTI× Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 143 people are still missing, a day after the glacier burst triggered a massive avalanche and floods in the Alaknanda river system. ....