ITBP chief visits Tapovan tunnel, Raini village in Uttarakhand to take stock of rescue operations"The director general took stock of the search-and-rescue operations being conducted at the Tapovan tunnel. He also visited the other small...
19 Feb, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
2 more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel; Uttarakhand disaster toll crosses 60Thirteen workers have so far been pulled out of the sludge-choked tunnel at Tapovan where a large number of people were at work when the tr...
18 Feb, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Uttarakhand floods: Rescue efforts hampered by water accumulation inside tunnelSludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the...
17 Feb, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58While one body was recovered past midnight, another was recovered around 2 am from the tunnel, the official deputed at a temporary mortuary...
16 Feb, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Uttarakhand flash floods: Atmosphere in Tapovan village grim as families lose hopeNine bodies have so far been recovered from the tunnel at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site taking the toll in the tragedy to 54, while ...
15 Feb, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
Uttarakhand calamity: Three more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 53Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or apipe cannot be inserted ...
15 Feb, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rescue teams recovered 50 bodies out of the 204 missingAn alarm and hooter system has been installed and made operational for early warning system in the area to avoid further tragedy, an MHA of...
14 Feb, 2021, 08.44 PM IST
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...
14 Feb, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
Rescue teams battle on in Tapovan tunnelRescue teams battled on against various odds for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to get to the over 30 people trapped inside the sludge...
12 Feb, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Uttarakhand governor faces ire of kin of those trapped inside Tapovan tunnelThe families waiting for over four days to be reunited with their closed ones broke down before the governor, seeking her intervention to e...
11 Feb, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Drilling operation launched at Tapovan tunnel to rescue trapped workersThe focal point of the multi-agency rescue operation for the last over four days remains the more-than-1.5-km-long "head-race tunnel" of th...
11 Feb, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
ITBP recce team visits glacier-burst site; DG says tunnel operation to continue till trapped are found"We are very hopeful that we will be able to rescue them. The workers are stated to be located at their work station that is about 180 metr...
10 Feb, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Uttarakhand Glacier disaster: Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continuesThe rescue operation at the NTPC hydel project site, which bore the brunt of the disaster, has been going on uninterrupted since Sunday aft...
10 Feb, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Toll climbs to 31 in Uttarakhand disaster, CM Rawat meets affected villagersAround 170 people are still missing after the Sunday's disaster apparently caused by a glacier burst, according to the latest data.
09 Feb, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
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...
09 Feb, 2021, 07.47 AM IST
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: 18 bodies recovered, 202 missing as rescue efforts intensifyThe 202 still missing include those working at hydel power project sites as well as villagers nearby whose homes were washed away with the ...
08 Feb, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Uttarakhand avalanche: Efforts underway to rescue 30-35 workers trapped in tunnelAround 30-35 people including workers and employees of the 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on the Dhauli Ganga river are feared trap...
07 Feb, 2021, 11.42 PM IST