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80 dead, 204 missing after February 7 avalanche in Uttarakhand: Govt informs Lok SabhaUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the avalanche occurred in the upper catchment of Rishiganga river, a tributary of Alakn...- Expert panels leave for Uttarakhand's Raini to examine causes of last month's glacial disasterThe panels formed by the National Disaster Management Authority will stay at Raini village for a week and study different aspects of the di...
- Uttarakhand disaster: Death toll rises to 77 with recovery of one more body in Raini villageSo far, 77 bodies and 35 human body parts have been recovered from different places hit by the disaster, it said. Till now, 44 bodies and o...
- 130 people still missing in Uttarakhand glacial burst: GovtUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the NDMA has constituted a joint study team of experts from different institutes and or...
- BRO constructs 200-ft bailey bridge, restores connectivity to 13 border villages in Uttarakhand's ChamoliThe bridge is near Reini village of the district and it was opened for public use on Wednesday, said the Defence Ministry's statement.
- Navy team measures depth of glacial lake in Uttarakhand's TapovanThe Naval divers undertook the challenging task of winching down from the helo and recording of depth using a handheld echo sounder (depth ...
- Uttarakhand floods: One more body recovered, toll now 62The number of bodies recovered from the intake Adit tunnel of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project where a massive search operation has been und...
- Eight bodies recovered from Tapovan, Raini hydel project sites; toll rises to 46The NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project had suffered extensive damage in the flashflood which also demolished the Rishiganga hydel proje...
- No threat from new lake near Rishiganga: GeologistsA team of scientists from DRDO and Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology will be submitting their preliminary report regardin...
- View: The perils of ignoring the message from the hills one more timeIt is not surprising that the Himalayas have sent us a message which is sharp and clear: unbridled development will lead to damage. It is a...
- Another lake formed upstream, poses danger: ExpertsGeologists of the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garwal University (HNBGU) who are conducting a survey of the Rishiganga area - from where the fla...
- Uttarakhand floods: Kin of missing workers protest at Rishiganga hydel project siteThe kin of around 40 missing workers engaged a heated argument with the authorities of the project for two hours, alleging lack of urgency ...
- 197 persons missing, 20 dead in Uttarakhand flood: Home Minister Amit ShahIn a separate tunnel in the NTPC project, it is estimated that around 25 to 35 people are stuck inside, he said, adding "rescue operation t...
- Villagers suspect radioactive device behind Uttarakhand's Chamoli disasterVillagers of Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli have expressed concerns that Sunday’s flash floods may be the result of heat being pr...
- Fate of NTPC’s Tapovan project hangs in balance after Rs 1,500 crore lossThe company, however, told the BSE on Monday that the “damage may not be considered material or significant” as per Sebi norms in the light...
- Why did glacier break in cold winter month of Feb?"This is an anomaly. In winter, glaciers remain firmly frozen. Even walls of glacial lakes are tightly bound. A flood of this sort in this ...
- 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...
- 8 dead, over 100 missing after a glacier burst in Chamoli district of UttarakhandPrime Minister Narendra Modi approved an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for ...
- Uttarakhand tragedy could be result of ‘very rare’ bursting of water pockets in glacierScientists on Sunday said satellite and Google Earth images did not show a glacial lake near the region, but there was a possibility of 'wa...
- Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst in Uttarakhand but no danger of downstream flooding: NCMCThe glacier burst led to a rise in water levels in the river Rishiganga, which washed away the Rishiganga small hydro project of 13.2 MW.
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