Nainital: The Uttarakhand government and disaster management department on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the high court (HC) arguing that it is wrong to claim that they have not paid heed to the guidelines of the national disaster management policy of 2009 or that they acted callously which resulted in deaths of more than 200 people in the Rishianga flash floods in February.
The 2009 policy states that it is essential to establish and modernise the early warning systems for all types of disasters. It adds that the nodal agencies responsible for surveillance shall identify technological gaps and plan for their upgrade in a time-bound manner.
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Uttarakhand disaster: Glacier fracture triggered tragedy, shows initial studies
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Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 07:43 AM IST
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“The DRDO team is analysing all available data but an initial aerial survey indicates that a hanging glacier broke away from the main glacier triggering, the tragedy. The initial assessment is that the breakaway glacier formed a lake in the narrow valley after falling. This later burst causing the damage,” Dr LK Sinha, told ET.
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Other expert teams are set to begin on-ground assessments for the examination of the debris left behind to find out more on the causes and chain of events.