At least five people died after their car fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on April 18. SDRF and police team are on spot for rescue operation. Further details are awaited.
A new 200m-long Bailey bridge has been built in place of 90m-long bridge that was washed away on February 7 in Raini village during flash floods. "It'll be open for transportation at 2 pm today.
People pelted stones after police tried to stop the protesters at a barrier in Diwali Khal area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on March 01. They were going to hold protest demonstration demanding the expansion of 19-km road from Ghat to Nandprayag, near Garsain.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel along with National Disaster Response Force and other sister agencies have been conducting search and rescue operations in Chamoli district.
SDRF team in Dehradun constantly monitoring the situation of the artificial lake formed in the upper reaches of Chamoli district, at control room via Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) system.
A glacier burst in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on February 7 led to massive flooding in the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers which damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
A natural lake has been formed in Uttarakhand's Murenda area after the recent floods that wreacked havoc in Chamoli district of the state.
Search and rescue operation continues at Tapovan tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district. 61 bodies and 28 body parts have been retrieved so far as per Chamoli Police. Meanwhile, rescue teams are still engaged in finding the missing people.
Rescue work at the site progressed slower Tuesday than on other days with water seeping out of the debris from the yet to be cleared portion of the tunnel.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the avalanche triggered by the bursting of a glacier in Chamoli has gone up to 58 as a total of 11 bodies have so far been recovered from the Tapovan tunnel, whereas 146 people are still missing, said Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday.
As per Chamoli Police, three bodies were retrieved on February 15 from the Tapovan tunnel, taking the death toll to 54 so far. Cases of 179 missing people have been registered at Joshimath Police Station till now. Relief and rescue operation is still underway. Speaking to ANI, the Deputy Commandant of NDRF, Aditya Pratap Singh said, "Operation is still underway, we are working 24/7."
A glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on Sunday, which led to massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers and damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
The Indian Army is using temporary footbridge to connect the villages cut off after glacier burst. Till now, people of around 13 villages are being benefitted with the help of footbridge.
5 bodies each recovered in Raini Village and Tapovan tunnel today. Rescue operation in full swing.
Following a break in a glacier in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, flash floods in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers caused massive destruction of lives and property, last week.
Days after the Chamoli glacier break in Uttarakhand following which a lake had formed near Raini village, posing another danger, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team on Saturday that reached the lake formation site, reviewed the situation.
Drilling of a 12-meter-long hole of 75 mm diameter in the intake adit tunnel to its inside has been successful, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Tapovan, General Manager, RP Ahirwal said.
Rescue operation continues at Tapovan in Chamoli District on the sixth day. According to the State Government 36 bodies have been recovered, 204 people still missing.
Agencies are using drones, remote-sensing equipment and drilling machines to reach those trapped for three days as the operation continues 24x7.
While speaking to ANI, the Tehsildar of Nighasan in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district, Dharmendra Pandey said, "A total of 57 people from Nighasan were there in Uttarakhand's Chamoli.
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