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Uttarakhand flash floods: 11 Indian army personnel missing in Harsil after cloudburstEight to ten Indian Army personnel are missing after a cloudburst struck Uttarkashi’s lower Harsil area, officials said. Despite the loss, ...
Special relief package for Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh in the worksWhile both states together gave a preliminary estimate of ₹18,000 crore of losses, the Centre has asked for a detailed estimate and a centr...
Chamoli cloud burst: Situation under control now, report of damage being compiled, says officialThe cloud burst incident in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has affected about eight Public Works Development roads. According to Mukesh Rep...
No new hydro-electric project on Ganga, said government in 2019The decision, taken by the Prime Minister’s Office, will continue to be the guiding force for any future projects in the region which saw a...
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...
Uttarakhand flood: Green experts point at increased human intervention in Himalayan regionIncremental use of reinforced concrete cement structures replacing the traditional wood and stone masonry is accelerating a heat-island imp...
PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone of all-weather chardham roadTo be developed in the Chardham region which is highly prone to natural disasters like landslides, cloud bursts and flash floods, the road ...
- Uttarakhand needs smarter projects: World Bank
India had sought assistance from multi-lateral agencies like the World Bank and the ADB for undertaking rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand.
Separate cell should see Uttarakhand hydel projects' recovery: Assocham"Central govt needs to set up separate cell in partnership with state govt for overseeing rehabilitation of affected hydro power projects."
Fresh incidents of cloud burst as heavy rains lash UttarakhandCloud burst incident was reported from Sunali village of Chamoli district, while moderate to heavy rains continued to lash the state.
Uttarakhand BJP leaders meet PM, demand President Rule in the stateA delegation of BJP leaders from Uttarakhand today met PM Manmohan Singh and demanded imposition of President's Rule in the flood-ravaged s...
- MSME Minister donates Rs 10 lakh to PM's Relief Fund
Besides, the Minister has contributed his one month's salary to All India Congress Committee Relief Fund, the release said.
'Potato crop likely to get damaged in Uttarakhand; no price impact'Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...
300-400 people from MP still missing: MP ministerAround 300 to 400 people from Madhya Pradesh are still missing in Uttarakhand and efforts are on to trace them, Minister Laxmikant Sharma s...
Rescue work to take another fortnight: Vijay BahugunaRescue teams will take another fortnight to evacuate flood victims as the roads leading to affected areas have been badly damaged, U'khand ...
Rescue work to take another fortnight: Vijay BahugunaRescue teams will take another fortnight to evacuate flood victims as the roads leading to affected areas have been badly damaged, U'khand ...
- Uttarakhand disaster got magnified due to heavy pilgrim rush
Blaming dams, deforestation and climate change for this particular tragedy partially diverts attention from the unfettered pilgrim traffic ...
Monsoon woes: Uttarakhand death toll up to 150, rescue operations onIt would take one year to restore normalcy on the road to Kedarnath from the after effects of the cloud burst which is described as a "Hima...
Situation in Uttarakhand unprecedented: ITBP DGThe rain and flood situation in Uttarakhand is quite serious and unprecedented, chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) today said h...
10 killed, 38 missing as heavy rains batter UttarakhandTen people were killed and 38 others went missing as incessant rains battered Uttarakhand today triggering landslides, cloud bursts and fla...