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And every time a disaster unfolds, the burden of establishing its ‘scientific’ relationship with project construction is thrust on the local community.
Officials said that the mortal remains of the mountaineers will be sent to their native places after a post-mortem examination. In a tweet, the Army's rescue team said the four bodies were brought to Joshimath from the peak of Mount Trishul in helicopters on Sunday morning.
UPDATED: February 14, 2021 08:06 IST Rescue operations continue at Tapovan tunnel where 30 people are trapped after flash floods in Uttarakhand. (PTI) Rescuers on Saturday began boring a wider and deeper hole into the tunnel at the flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in an attempt to reach the over 30 people trapped inside for nearly a week. “The Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) was punctured on Friday night itself by drilling a 75mm-diameter hole into it but now it is being widened to 300 mm so that a camera and a water flushing pipe could be inserted into the tunnel where the trapped ...
Some footbridges were washed away after the flash floods in Uttarakhand. (Photo: ANI) After the Uttarakhand flash floods cut off various villages from other parts of the region, Indian Army has started using trolleys to transport people from one point to another. "A footbridge was broken due to flash floods, leaving people in villages disconnected. We've built aerial river crossing to provide connectivity," news agency ANI quoted Major Utkarsh Shukla as saying. Uttarakhand: Indian Army uses trolley to connect villages cut off after glacier burst in Chamoli "A footbridge was broken due to flas...
Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 17:36 IST Experts say climate change is a possible cause of a glacier burst that caused flash floods in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand this week. The natural disaster has raised questions over development in the area. Rescue operations underway after a house collapsed in Ghat village of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district (File Photo) | Photo Credit: IANS Key Highlights Possibility of glacier burst or GLOF as cause of flash floods in Chamoli, Uttarakhand puts spotlight on climate change Experts say the glacier burst could be a result o...