Uttarakhand Tapovan tunnel disaster: Death toll mounts to 78, one more body recovered
India | Apr 09, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTRescue teams recovered another body from main tunnel at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on Thursday.
Rescue teams recovered another body from main tunnel at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on Thursday.
The images released by the ISRO show the actual site of the snow avalanche which later triggered catastrophic flash floods in the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga river catchment areas on Sunday, February 7.
Himalayan glaciers are highly sensitive to climate change and are rapidly shrinking, posing a big threat to the populations that rely on them, according to scientific explanations.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday morning conducted an aerial survey of areas affected due to glacier disaster in Chamoli.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that as per the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there was no glacier burst in Chamoli but rather it was the result of a sudden slide of snow accumulated on top of the mountain.
When the news of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand broke on Sunday, people across the country had only prayers on their lips. Those stuck in an underground dark tunnel at Tapovan had lost all hopes for survival. But one phone call changed things around for them.
Part of an under-construction hydropower project of state-run power major NTPC has been damaged by the avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Glacier Burst LIVE: The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers -- all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga -- triggered widespread panic and large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas. Two power projects -- NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project -- were extensively damaged.
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