Searched for
CHAMOLI HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
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...
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...
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...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Ecological concerns need to be addressed for development in Himalayas, say expertsA portion of the tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of Sunday...
NTPC sees no threat to Joshimath hydel project, says no link between plant & land subsidenceNTPC is executing a 4x130 MW hydroelectric project in Joshimath and has spent ₹6,120 crore so far. Construction at another 3x57 MW hydropow...
In sinking Joshimath, chorus of 'NTPC go back' grows louderThe JSS also held a day-long protest near the office of the Sub Treasury Joshimath on Monday where many people joined local residents to vo...
Joshimath Sinking: NTPC says tunnel one km away from town, 1.1 km below groundOn January 10, the Union Power Ministry summoned NTPC officials to review the subsidence incident in Joshimath. A day later, India's larges...
Joshimath areas categorised as 'high danger, danger, general'To avert any potential disaster, the Chamoli district administration has divided Joshimath town into nine zones based on the magnitude of d...
Uttrakhand's Jyotirmath: Now Shankaracharya Matth also develops cracksAccording to the Jyotirmath administration, these cracks have increased in the last 15 days.Swami Vishwapriyananda, chief of Matth has cite...
Joshimath: Health checkups and medical facilities provided to affected peopleApart from the relief camps and dry ration kits, medical teams are also conducting door-to-door health check-ups of the people and providin...
Sinking Joshimath: Admin sounds alert, asks residents to move to relief centresTaking stock of the prevailing situation in the popular pilgrimage site, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructi...
No fresh permission to hydel projects in Upper Ganges region in 6 years: Prakash JavadekarTo a question, the minister clarified that the Chamoli disaster happened due to a glacier fall that led to flooding in the region killing m...
Hopes fade as rescuers struggle to find 35 men trapped in Indian Himalayas tunnelSo far authorities have found the bodies of 38 people. While scores are believed to have been swept to their deaths, rescue efforts have fo...
50 still feared trapped in 2 km T-tunnel at TapovanA day after a glacier burst triggered a flash flood in the region, nearly 200 people including locals and construction workers are reported...
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Over 30 workers from Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri missingNighasan Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM) Om Prakash Gupta had said on Sundat that the administration was not in a position to confirm the nu...
Mindless rampage on Himalayas in name of development must stop: Chipko movement leaderAccording to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore th...
Guterres says UN stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in UttarakhandA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
Uttarakhand floods: PM okays Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for kin of those deadA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
Uttarakhand glacier incident: Indian Army rushed for rescue operationThe government has asked the Army to help district administration and disaster teams of the central and state government in their rescue op...
Hindustan Construction Company bags contract worth Rs 635-cr from NTPC in UttarakhandHindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) today said it has bagged a Rs 635 crore contract from NTPC in Uttarakhand.