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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 26 bodies recovered in Tapovan so far, says DGP
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Twenty-six bodies have been recovered in Tapovan so far and 171 persons are missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, s
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Power Minister RK Singh visits Tapovan, says re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh visited Chamoli on Monday to review the situation after Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project suffered heavy damage following avalanche and flash floods on Sunday.
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Experts from Geological Survey of India to assess Uttarakhand glacial burs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is planning to constitute a team of experts for the assessment of glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli using physical mapping and satellite images.
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153 missing from Tapovan project sites after Uttarakhand glacier burst
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers, boulders and debris washed away the Raini power project causing a massive impact on Tapovan due to which 32 people from first and 121 people are mi
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: ITBP intensifies search ops to rescue 30 people
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Rescue operations to save at least 30 people who are stranded at a tunnel near Tapovan Dam in Chamoli district is underway while 12 people have already been rescued from another tunnel, said Vivek Pandey, Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP)
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U'khand glacier burst: SDRF begins rescue operation at tunnel near Tapovan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday removed the debris and slush at the tunnel near Tapovan dam here in Chamoli district, following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
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U'khand glacier burst: Tapovan dam completely washed off, says IAF
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam, also known as Rishi Ganga Project was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district, said the Indian Air Force's initial report as Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) deployed at Joshimat
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 12 workers rescued from tunnel; at least 30 sti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Twelve workers were rescued from tunnel no. 2 while 30 workers are still trapped in tunnel no. 1 near Tapovan, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Sunday which was engaged in rescue operations after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: ITBP rescues all 16 people trapped in Tapovan t
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) rescued all 16 people who were trapped in the tunnel near the Tapovan area following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, the officials said on Sunday.
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9 bodies recovered, more than 100 feared missing in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): At least nine bodies have been recovered from the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) site in the Tapovan area following the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Sunday.
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100-150 casualties feared in flash flood in Chamoli: U'khand Chief Secreta
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): As many as 150 people feared to be dead in the flash flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli following an avalanche near a power project at Raini village in the Tapovan area, officials said.
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MHA monitoring situation, ITBP teams at spot after avalanche, flood in Cha
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is monitoring the situation after the water level in the Dhauliganga river increased suddenly following an avalanche near a power project at Raini village in the Tapovan area of Chamoli district on S
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