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U'khand Chamoli Burst: NDRF, SDRF, BRO teams deployed
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], April 24 (ANI): Teams from the Chamoli district administration, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and the Border Roads Organisation have been deployed to Sumana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district where a glacier burst on Friday.
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U'khand glacier burst: Indian Army rescues 291 in Neeti Valley
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], April 24 (ANI): A day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, the Indian Army informed on Saturday that 291 persons have been rescued so far, adding that rescue operations are still in pr
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Glacier burst reported in Uttarakhand's Niti Valley, confirms CM; alert is
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], April 24 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has informed that a glacier burst incident has taken place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district.
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IIT scientists' suggests satellite-based monitoring of glacial catchments
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A recent study carried out by the scientist of Indian Institue of Technology (IIT) Kanpur suggests satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments would improve understanding of flood risk in the region and help inform an early flood wa
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5 killed, 1 injured in helicopter crash in Alaska
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Alaska [US], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A helicopter crash in the area of Knik Glacier, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the US city of Anchorage in Alaska, left five people dead and one passenger severely injured, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.
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Army clears Special Forces veterans' proposal to allow Siachen trek by dis
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 24 (ANI) The Indian Army has cleared a proposal to allow the first-ever trek by personnel with disabilities to the world's highest battlefield Siachen Glacier.
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Uttarakhand: Alternative bailey bridge opened for transportation over Rish
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], March 5 (ANI): The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Friday opened movement on a 200-feet bailey bridge built in place of the 90m-long bridge that was washed away on February 7 in Raini village in Uttarakhand to re-establish connectivity with other villages.
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Jharkhand government begins compensation process for victims of Chamoli gl
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Jharkhand government has started the compensation process for the state's victims in the avalanche triggered by the bursting of a glacier in Uttrakhand's Chamoli last month.
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Uttarakhand glacial burst: Death toll rises to 72
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 27 (ANI): The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has reached 72 as two more bodies and 30 parts of human bodies were recovered from the debris, according to the state government on Saturday.
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U'khand glacier burst: 71 bodies recovered so far, 133 remain missing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 25 (ANI): The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has gone up to 71, according to the state government on Thursday.
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U'khand: ITBP, SDRF remove obstacles from artificial lake in Chamoli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 25 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Thursday removed trees and boulders from the artificial lake formed after the flash flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: ITBP, SDRF work with organisations to widen flo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and other organisations are working together to widen the flow of the lake formed at Rishi Ganga in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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