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  Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Rescuers race against time to find survivors| In Pics

  India | February 08, 2021 17:20 IST

  A day after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks at Joshimath, triggering an avalanche and a deluge that rippled through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, multiple agencies coordinated efforts to search for survivors.

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  Watch Top latest update on Uttarakhand Glacier Burst

  News | February 08, 2021 15:44 IST

  At least 15 people lost their lives and 170 are still missing after a glacier broke at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. Many villages were evacuated as floods swept away five bridges, damaged homes and the nearby NTPC power plant, and washed away a hydropower project near Rishiganga. National and state disaster response teams along with teams from the ITBP are engaged in the rescue operations. The Army has sent six columns and the Navy seven diving teams.

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  As minister, I was against power projects on Ganga, its main tributaries: Uma Bharti

  India | February 08, 2021 11:34 IST

  BJP leader Uma Bharti Sunday said the Uttarakhand flood tragedy triggered by a glacier burst is a matter of concern as well as a warning, and added that as a minister she had spoken against having any power project on the Ganga and its major tributaries.

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  Uttarakhand: Scientists leave for Joshimath for surveillance, reconnaissance after glacier burst

  India | February 08, 2021 10:44 IST

  A team of scientists, flown to Dehradun after the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, left for the Joshimath area on Monday for surveillance and reconnaissance.

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  Uttarakhand glacier burst: NTPC says Tapovan hydel project partly damaged

  India | February 08, 2021 10:15 IST

  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.

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  Top 9 News: IAF starts rescue operations in Chamoli district

  News | February 08, 2021 9:38 IST

  At least 15 people lost their lives and 170 are still missing after a glacier broke at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. Many villages were evacuated as floods swept away five bridges, damaged homes and the nearby NTPC power plant, and washed away a hydropower project near Rishiganga. National and state disaster response teams along with teams from the ITBP are engaged in the rescue operations. The Army has sent six columns and the Navy seven diving teams.

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  Uttarakhand: Death toll rises to 26; non-stop rescue continues in Tapovan tunnel | Updates

  India | February 08, 2021 20:21 IST

  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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  Haqiqat Kya Hai | Uttarakhand Disaster: Dozens missing after dam collapses

  Hakikat Kya Hai | February 09, 2021 21:42 IST

  A massive glacier breach in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district caused flash floods in the Dhauli Ganga river, causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecological fragile Himalayas. As per reports, a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli leading to wide-spread devastation.