Uttarakhand Glacier Burst
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Death toll in avalanche in Chamoli rises to 11
India | Apr 25, 2021, 03:22 PM ISTThe death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said.
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Uttarakhand: Report of glacier burst near Joshimath on India-China border
India | Apr 23, 2021, 09:46 PM ISTA glacier has burst near Uttarakhand's Joshimath on India-China border, ANI reported quoting Colonel Manish Kapil, Commander, Border Road Task Force.
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No imminent danger in artificial lake formed after glacier burst in Chamoli: Uttarakhand Chief Secy
India | Feb 23, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTSDRF team in Dehradun constantly monitoring the situation of the artificial lake formed in the upper reaches of Chamoli district, at control room via Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) system.
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Natural lake formed in Uttarakhand's Murenda after Chamoli floods
India | Feb 20, 2021, 10:56 AM ISTA natural lake has been formed in Uttarakhand's Murenda area after the recent floods that wreacked havoc in Chamoli district of the state.
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Swami Ramdev all praise for Rajat Sharma's Rs 64 lakh donation to help flood-hit Uttarakhand
India | Feb 18, 2021, 09:03 AM ISTContinuing his long practice of extending help to people hit hard by natural calamities, Rajat Sharma, who turns 64 on Thursday (February 18), donated Rs 64 lakh for those affected by the disaster in Chamoli.
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Rajat Sharma donates Rs 64 lakh for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand
India | Feb 18, 2021, 01:35 PM ISTIndia TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma has donated Rs 64 lakh for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, on his 64th birthday today.
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Inside Tapovan tunnel: Rescue workers keep at it as hopes recede
India | Feb 16, 2021, 09:36 PM ISTThree more bodies of the estimated 30 people initially feared trapped inside the Tapovan hydel project tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district were pulled out Tuesday.
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Unscientific cutting of Himalayan soil causing disasters: Former GSI official
India | Feb 16, 2021, 03:37 PM ISTThe former additional director general of GSI Tribhuwan Singh Pangti, who was associated with the now-demolished Rishiganga hydroelectric project for initial two years as a geologist, said the hydroelectric companies working in the Himalayas have no knowledge of land formation of the region due to which all projects are causing natural disasters.
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Tapovan tunnel rescue operation may wind up in 3-4 days: Uttarakhand DGP
India | Feb 16, 2021, 08:57 AM ISTUttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar on Monday said he is expecting that the rescue operation in disaster-hit Chamoli may wind up in the next 3-4 days.
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Uttarakhand: NTPC to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to kin of workers killed at its Tapovan project
India | Feb 15, 2021, 09:27 PM ISTState-run power giant NTPC on Monday said it would pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of labourers who died in the recent flash flood at its Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand: Rescuers pull out 6 bodies from Tapovan tunnel, 7 from other locations; toll reaches 51
India | Feb 14, 2021, 11:12 PM ISTSix bodies were recovered from the Tapovan power project tunnel, six from Raini upstream and one from the riverbank in Rudraprayag, taking the confirmed death toll in the Uttarakhand disaster to 51.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 41 bodies recovered so far, 163 still missing
India | Feb 14, 2021, 12:32 PM ISTThe recoveries take the toll in the disaster so far to 41 with 38 bodies recovered over the past week from downstream areas of the Dhauli Ganga river Chamoli District Magistrate, Swati S Bhadauria, said the two bodies have recovered from the Tapovan tunnel where a massive search and rescue operation has been underway for a week.
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Rescue operations halted briefly at Tapovan tunnel after sudden rise in Rishi Ganga river's level
India | Feb 11, 2021, 03:42 PM ISTThe rescue operation in Tapovan of Chamoli district was halted briefly as water level in Rishi Ganga river rose suddenly.
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Uttarakhand disaster: Rescuers race against time to locate 35 workers inside Tapovan tunnel
India | Feb 11, 2021, 01:10 PM ISTThe Tapovan tunnel has become the focal point of rescue operations. The disaster was triggered after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier burst through its banks in Chamoli district on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand disaster: 32 dead, 170 still missing; agencies deploy drones at Tapovan tunnel
India | Feb 10, 2021, 09:24 AM ISTA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Chamoli on Sunday. It triggered an avalanche and a deluge that ripped through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 4 workers from Jharkhand missing since the calamity
India | Feb 10, 2021, 07:59 AM ISTThe four belong to Chikad and Sagrampur villages which are near Chief Minister Hemant Soren''s native village Nemra. There is no news of them yet.
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Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists
India | Feb 09, 2021, 04:54 PM ISTThe crashing rock mass also brought earth and mounds of snow with it. The friction may have resulted in heating, which could have caused the floods, the observations suggest.
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Explained | Himalayan glaciers sensitive to climate change, rapidly shrinking
India | Feb 09, 2021, 02:38 PM ISTHimalayan 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.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 31, op to rescue those trapped in Tapovan tunnel underway
India | Feb 09, 2021, 02:58 PM ISTUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday morning conducted an aerial survey of areas affected due to glacier disaster in Chamoli.
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Haqikat Kya Hai | Uttarakhand Tragedy: Death toll rises to 26; rescue continues tunnel
Hakikat Kya Hai | Feb 09, 2021, 09:45 PM IST"Final number of dead body recovered in Tapovan till 8 p.m. on 8th February is 26. 171 people still remain missing out of which around 35 are supposed to be in the Tunnel where rescue operation is still going on."