Chamoli Tunnel Tragedy: 7 dead, 3 missing as rescue ops continueWater and debris entered an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. Nineteen workers were rescued after the incident, ...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Deeply saddened by tragic loss of lives at tunnel collapse in Chamoli: Rajnath Singh prays for safe rescue of trapped workersSeven workers died after a tunnel collapse at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli. Nineteen workers were rescued, while three remain mi...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Around 20 tourists injured as tempo traveller falls into gorge in NainitalAround twenty tourists were injured when their tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near Nainital. Police and SDRF teams quickly launched...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Chamoli devastation: 7 dead, 13 injured as water, debris enter hydro project tunnelSeven workers died after water and debris entered an under-construction THDC tunnel at Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officia...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Chamoli tunnel incident: 16 rescued, 3 feared trapped after water, debris enter under-construction siteSixteen workers were rescued after water and debris entered a tunnel at a Chamoli project. At least three workers remained trapped inside t...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
NGT directs MoEF to file expert opinion on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro-Electric project in UttarakhandThe Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP) is a proposed 444 Megawatt (MW) run-of-the-river hydro generation project on the Ala...
10 Oct, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
- Climate change, hydro projects triggered Chamoli disaster: Study
While the study stops short of linking the disaster directly to climate change, it says that the increasing frequency of high-mountain slop...
12 Jun, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
Jaiprakash Power resumes operations at Vishnuprayag hydropower project in UttarakhandOn February 7, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river an...
12 Mar, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Jaiprakash Power closes Vishnuprayag hydropower projectJPVL has a 400-megawatt Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project with its barrage over the Alaknanda river, and the project's tail race tunnel d...
08 Feb, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
NTPC tanks 4% as Chamoli avalanche damages hydropower projectA part of the under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydro power project (520 MW) has faced damages while another privately-owned Rishi Ganga...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Around 200MW power supply to national grid cut from major plants due to AvalancheEarlier in the day, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga riv...
07 Feb, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
Statkraft in advanced talks to buy Lanco Infratech’s hydel power unitThis is Statkraft’s second attempt at acquiring the company. It had conducted detailed studies of the company’s projects three years back b...
12 Jan, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
NGT slaps Rs 50 lakh cost on Tehri Hydro Development CorporationNGT also directed that Rs 20 lakh should be recovered from sub-contractors operating on behalf of THDC who were responsible for excavation ...
14 Apr, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
BHEL bags Rs 422 crore order for Uttarakhand hydel projectThe Rs 422 crore order, is for setting up of hydro generating sets & associated electro-mechanical works for Vishnugad Pipalkoti project, B...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.53 PM IST
HCC wins Rs 1,597-crore contract for hydro project in UttarakhandThe company recently completed three hydel power projects in Jammu & Kashmir including URI stage II, Chutak HEP and Nimoo Bazgo HEP.
23 Dec, 2013, 02.39 PM IST
- Rs 15k cr North Karanpura project among 13 cleared by CCI
The Rs 15,000 crore North Karanpura Thermal project is among the 13 that have been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Investment.
29 Apr, 2013, 09.04 PM IST
UJVNL asked to invite bids for Bowala Nand project by JulyVijay Bahuguna directed UJVNL Chairman Subhash Kumar to invite bids for the 300 MW Bowala Nand Prayag project by July.
19 Apr, 2013, 09.24 PM IST