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UTTARAKHAND TUNNEL DISASTER
Road ministry to prioritise slope stabilisationRoad safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...- Meet Arnold Dix, the international expert who helped rescue 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnelDix, who is the president of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, specialises in underground and transportation ...
- 'Finally, God heard us': Families of 3 workers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel heave a sigh of reliefA paralysed Shravan Bediya, 55, whose only son Rajendra was trapped there, was seen in a wheelchair outside his hut with some relief on his...
- Uttarkashi tunnel disaster: Expert panel's observations point to weak shear zoneThe Uttarakhand tunnel disaster was caused by a 'shear zone' situation, with no escape route or piped passage in place. The tunnel collapse...
- Workers may be rescued in few hours or by tomorrow: NDMA on Silkyara tunnel collapseThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has expressed optimism about the successful rescue of 41 workers trapped inside the Silky...
- Anand Mahindra prays for rescue of 41 trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel, says 'NDRF heroes will bring them out soon'The 41 men have been inside the Silkyara tunnel for 12 days now.
- Patnaik expresses concern over workers from Odisha trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel collapseOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over the situation in Uttarakhand where several workers, including some from the sta...
- Underground tunnels to serve as parking lots in Uttarakhand hills: GovtAccording to officials, the cabinet gave its approval for speeding up implementation of the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which has be...
- 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...
- Uttarakhand glacier burst: Working against hope, rescue team move ahead to clear tunnel at TapovanOn February 7, a glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli district which led to massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rive...
- No pause in tunnel clearing work even as hope fadesEven as hopes of finding survivors from the nearly 250-metre Intake Adit tunnel at Tapovan in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district faded, the res...
- 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...
- One week after Uttarakhand disaster: The mountains, the floods and a dog searching for its puppiesSince the morning of the disaster, when a portion of a glacier possibly broke off triggering massive floods, the dog has been at the Rishi ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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 ...
- Multi-agency operation on to rescue those trapped inside tunnel in Uttarakhand's TapovanPersonnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and some state disaster response teams ar...
- Uttarakhand glacier burst leaves seven dead, at least 125 missing; CM says numbers could be higher, announces compensationUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the numbers could be higher and announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the next of ...
- Uttarakhand glacier burst: Sixteen labourers rescued from tunnelA part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and bringing back m...
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