Was Against Power Projects on Ganga, Its Main Tributaries, Says Uma Bharti Amid U'khand Tragedy
3 years, 10 months ago

Was Against Power Projects on Ganga, Its Main Tributaries, Says Uma Bharti Amid U'khand Tragedy

News 18  

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. In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said the glacier breaking off had damaged a power project, triggering the massive crisis. "When I was a minister, my ministry in its affidavit about the dams in Uttarakhand in the Himalayas had requested that it is a very sensitive region, and, therefore, power projects should not be built on the Ganges and its main tributaries," she said. A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.

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Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

The glacier lake outburst that triggered a flood in Sikkim and destroyed the Chungthang dam will not slow India’s reliance on hydropower, R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and Renewable Energy, has said. The Chungthang dam, a key component of the 1,200 MW Sikkim Urja hydel power project, was destroyed along with several highways, villages, and towns in Sikkim. The quantity …

CEA issues guidelines for hydro projects after disaster in Sikkim
1 year, 2 months ago

CEA issues guidelines for hydro projects after disaster in Sikkim

Live Mint  

India’s apex power planning body, the Central Electricity Authority, has come up with guidelines for slope stability—inclines that can withstand movement—in hydropower projects after heavy rains and glacial lake floods damaged a dam in Sikkim. “The examination of upper reaches may include study of hazards due to avalanche, GLOF, landslide hazard analysis of slopes above the reservoir rim area, among …

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Flash floods during this year’s monsoon season have caused unprecedented damage to both lives and assets in Himachal Pradesh. Although climate change is expected to have played a hand in causing the high precipitation leading to these flash floods, human induced disasters resulting from planned development have played a significant role in causing such colossal losses. …

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River
1 year, 8 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River

The Hindu  

Two Arunachal Pradesh-based organisations, including a farmers’ collective, have asked the State Government to scrap a deal for executing a proposed 10,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River. Accusing the State Government of inking a deal with the National Hydropower Power Corporation for the mega-dam without taking the local people into confidence, Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum and the Indigenous …

Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis
1 year, 10 months ago

Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2023 10:45 IST Tapovan Vishnugad, the 520 MW hydropower project undertaken by NTPC, has been controversial at least since 2009, as it is again now in January 2023. In 2009, when the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower project’s tunnel boring machine on Dhauliganga river punctured an aquifer near Selang, it led to a daily discharge of millions of …

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push
1 year, 11 months ago

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push

Al Jazeera  

Farmer Shiv Lal barely slept this week, overcome by worry about the deep cracks scarring his land and hundreds of other homes and buildings in a sinking town in India’s Himalayas. While NTPC officials and some geologists have ruled out tunnelling work as the cause of this month’s devastation in Joshimath, residents’ angry protests have reignited debate about the construction …

Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna
2 years, 4 months ago

Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Water resources minister Ambati Rambabu has warned of heavy floods in River Krishna due to water being released from Nagarjunasagar Dam, which is almost full. The minister said state government has alerted officials as well as people about the huge quantities of water being released. Rambabu refuted allegations in a section of media that state government is allotting mines …

Activists oppose Centre’s nod to select hydropower projects in Uttarakhand
3 years, 3 months ago

Activists oppose Centre’s nod to select hydropower projects in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

A group of environmentalists, historians, geologists and intellectuals have petitioned the Union Environment Ministry to recant its endorsement of seven hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand. The signatories include Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh, MP, Rajya Sabha; Justice Giridhar Malviya, Chancellor, Benares Hindu University, Ravi Chopra, chairman, Supreme Court-appointed expert body on impacts of hydro projects, Shashi Shekhar, ex-Secretary, Water Resources Ministry …

A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take
3 years, 3 months ago

A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take

The Hindu  

In normal circumstances, when a mistake is understood and suffered, one tends to learn from it and not repeat it. The background The affidavit filed recently by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in an ongoing matter in the Supreme Court of India has recommended the construction of seven partially constructed hydroelectric projects in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Politicians …

A fine line: The Hindu Editorial on development and conservation
3 years, 3 months ago

A fine line: The Hindu Editorial on development and conservation

The Hindu  

The need for infrastructure development in the Himalayan region rubs up against the environmental and ecological challenges that they pose. The Uttarakhand government has for decades envisaged hydroelectric projects as the way forward to power the State, premised on the region’s undulating topography. There have been divisions even within various Central ministries: the Water Resources Ministry, which manages the NMCG, …

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry, in an affidavit placed in the Supreme Court earlier this month, has disclosed that it has permitted seven hydroelectric power projects, which are reportedly in advanced stages of construction, to go ahead. The Das committee recommended all six projects with design modifications to some, and this gives lie to the Environment Ministry’s current stance. Following the break …

Ministries reach consensus on hydropower projects in Himalayas
3 years, 3 months ago

Ministries reach consensus on hydropower projects in Himalayas

The Hindu  

Six months after a devastating flood of rock, ice and debris gushed down the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand and killed at least 200 and severely damaged two hydropower projects, three Central Ministries, which initially had dissenting views on the future of hydroelectric power projects have agreed to a consensus. According to an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court this month, …

Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas
3 years, 9 months ago

Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas

Al Jazeera  

On February 7, a Himalayan glacier broke and caused a flash flood in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. “It shows that nature will strike back if we disregard the ecological limits of fragile regions like the Himalayas through reckless dam building and other infrastructure development.” After the 2013 flash flood, the Supreme Court of India also mandated a national …

Himalayan tragedy in Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

Himalayan tragedy in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

When will the authorities learn from past experiences? Completely disregarding environmentalists’ recommendations, the government pushed through its foolhardy programme of developing run-of-river hydroelectric power projects, damming and tunnelling rivers in the process, blasting mountains to make roads and cutting down trees, destabilising the already fragile high-altitude Himalayan mountainous zones, thus creating disasters like the one unfolding in Chamoli district of …

Matri Sadan to resume agitation for closure of hydropower projects on Ganga
3 years, 10 months ago

Matri Sadan to resume agitation for closure of hydropower projects on Ganga

Hindustan Times  

By Sandeep Rawat The ongoing multi-agency rescue operation at Tapovan Tunnel in Chamoli district's Joshimath. Matri Sadan ashram which, has been the flagbearer of agitations against hydropower projects in Garhwal Himalayas, has decided to resume its agitation post-Chamoli glacial breach tragedy. From February 23, a seer of the Matri Sadan ashram will go on an agitation demanding scrapping of all …

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Fallout: Power Project Plans in Eco-fragile Himachal Regions Spark Fears Among Locals, Experts
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Fallout: Power Project Plans in Eco-fragile Himachal Regions Spark Fears Among Locals, Experts

News 18  

The Uttarakhand glacier disaster has sparked off fears hundreds of kilometres away. Residents of the Lahaul-Spiti region in Himachal Pradesh are up against proposed power projects in the ecologically fragile Chenab basin. The Himachal Pradesh government has already allocated several power projects in the Chenab basin. Concerned by the Chamoli mishap, residents of Tandi and Goshal panchayats held a meeting …

Scientist warns of water build-up near Uttarakhand disaster zone
3 years, 10 months ago

Scientist warns of water build-up near Uttarakhand disaster zone

The Hindu  

A fresh pool of water may be building up in the Rishi Ganga river that could tip over a mass of rock and debris, thereby impeding ongoing rescue operations in Uttarakhand. Geologist Naresh Rana of the the HNB Gadhwal University, Srinagar Gadhwal, Uttarakhand, in a report from Reni village, said that the flow of the Rishi Ganga river had been …

Until about 10 years ago, I believed that it was possible to have hydropower projects in Uttarakhand: PSI Director
3 years, 10 months ago

Until about 10 years ago, I believed that it was possible to have hydropower projects in Uttarakhand: PSI Director

The Hindu  

Ravi Chopra, Director, People’s Science Institute, has been a critic of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand and has chaired and been part of several committees that have deliberated on infrastructure development in the State, while staying true to the principles of sustainable environment. However, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which was then led by Secretary, Mr. Shashi Shekhar, accepted our …

‘Himalayas are fragile and host to several complex processes that need to be monitored’
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Himalayas are fragile and host to several complex processes that need to be monitored’

The Hindu  

On February 7, a flash flood hurtled down in Chamoli, Uttarakhand killing at least 31 and destroying two hydropower projects. Kalachand Sain, Director, WIHG, says in an interview to The Hindu’s Jacob Koshy, that it was large rock falling on a hanging glacier that precipitated the avalanche and flood. The impact from the falling rock broke it and this mass …

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price
3 years, 10 months ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharati’s first reaction to the terrible news of the Chamoli glacier break/avalanche disaster on Sunday -- “I told you so” – fully aligns with the reservations of all those who put a higher value on conservation than on the development of natural resources for economic growth. On Sunday, a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke …

Dams and damages
3 years, 10 months ago

Dams and damages

The Hindu  

February 10, 2021 12:15 am | Updated 01:14 am IST In 2018, while travelling through the villages near the India-China border in Niti Valley in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, I stopped at Reni village, the birthplace of the iconic Chipko movement. Flouting all norms On February 7, two such hydropower projects located close to Reni suffered damages from flash floods that …

Uttarakhand disaster: Flash floods due to hanging glacier collapse, say scientists in initial study
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand disaster: Flash floods due to hanging glacier collapse, say scientists in initial study

India Today  

The flash floods that hit parts of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district two days ago was due to the collapse of a hanging glacier, the scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggested in their initial observation. "The event happened in a hanging glacier, adjacent to Raunthi glacier, which originates from Raunthi/Mrigudhani peak," Kalachand Sain, director of the Wadia Institute of …

Troubled mountains: On Uttarakhand glacier disaster
3 years, 10 months ago

Troubled mountains: On Uttarakhand glacier disaster

The Hindu  

The staggering collapse of part of a glacier in Uttarakhand’s Nanda Devi mountain and the ensuing floods that have claimed many lives come as a deadly reminder that this fragile, geologically dynamic region can never be taken for granted. Once the crucible of environmentalism, epitomised by Sunderlal Bahuguna, Gaura Devi and the Chipko movement, the State’s deep gorges and canyons …

Projects above an elevation of 2,200 metres recipe for disaster, say experts
3 years, 10 months ago

Projects above an elevation of 2,200 metres recipe for disaster, say experts

The Hindu  

The hydropower projects in Uttarakhand are particularly vulnerable to damage by extreme flooding events such as the deluge in the Rishiganga river on Sunday that damaged at least two plants. There are eight projects above 25 MW and the damaged Tapovan-Vishnugadh project being developed by the National Thermal Power Corporation falls into this category, according to a reply to a …

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: What caused the deadly flash floods in India?
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: What caused the deadly flash floods in India?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists are divided over what unleashed the deadly flash …

In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster
3 years, 10 months ago

In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster

The Hindu  

At least 15 persons have been killed and 160 are feared missing after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday. Indian Air Force teams left for the avalanche-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district early on Monday to ramp up relief efforts. Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi …

In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster
3 years, 10 months ago

In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster

The Hindu  

At least 15 persons have been killed and 160 are feared missing after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday. Indian Air Force teams left for the avalanche-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district early on Monday to ramp up relief efforts. Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi …

Uttarakhand Tragedy: Cost of ‘Development’ & Climate Change
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Tragedy: Cost of ‘Development’ & Climate Change

The Quint  

For years environmentalists have been crying themselves hoarse about the model of development being followed in these fragile mountainscapes, and yet the advice has fallen on deaf years. Their river had been imprisoned and they wanted her to flow unfettered else they predicted many disasters would unfold. At Chamoli, the epicentre of today’s crisis, I had met Chandi Prasad Bhatt, …

As minister, I was against power projects on Ganga, its main tributaries: Uma Bharti
3 years, 10 months ago

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

India TV News  

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. "When I was a minister, my ministry in its affidavit about the dams in …

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Damage to NTPC project may delay its commissioning, says R.K. Singh
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Damage to NTPC project may delay its commissioning, says R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

At least 15 persons have been killed and over 150 are missing after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system. Here are the latest updates: 7.20 pm Damage to NTPC project may delay its commissioning, says Minister The Uttarakhand glacier burst …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: NTPC says Tapovan hydel project partly damaged
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: NTPC says Tapovan hydel project partly damaged

India TV News  

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. Part of the under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project has faced damages while another privately-owned Rishi Ganga hydro project was completely devastated. "An avalanche near Tapovan in Uttarakhand has damaged a part of our under-construction hydropower project in …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Tapovan dam completely washed off, says IAF
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Tapovan dam completely washed off, says IAF

Hindustan Times  

Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam, also known as Rishi Ganga Project was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district, said the Indian Air Force's initial report as Advanced Light Helicopter deployed at Joshimath has undertaken recce of affected areas. As per the recce Tapovan dam also called Rishi Ganga Project has been completely washed off," said the …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Experts cite impact of climate crisis
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Experts cite impact of climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

Massive inundation in Uttarakhand’s Rishi Ganga valley caused by a suspected glacial lake outburst flood on a clear winter’s day has unnerved scientists. It’s possible that water and debris accumulated in a lake in the glacial region of Rishi Ganga valley breached due to an avalanche. “Due to the fact that a number of glacial lakes exist within the limits …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Heavy damage to two hydel projects at the epicentre
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Heavy damage to two hydel projects at the epicentre

Hindustan Times  

Massive floods caused by a glacier breach in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli on Sunday washed away the under-construction Rishiganga hydro project and caused heavy damage to the 530MW Dhauliganga hydel project, officials aware of the developments said. The force of the water and boulders rolling down from the upper reaches near Raini village completely washed away the under-construction Rishiganga and the debris …

In photos: More than 120 feared dead in Chamoli glacier burst
3 years, 10 months ago

In photos: More than 120 feared dead in Chamoli glacier burst

Hindustan Times  

The destruction caused by the glacier burst at Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday led to the deaths of at least 10 people and more than 120 people who are still missing are feared dead. Chamoli: Army Medical Corps official examines a worker rescued from Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district causing a massive …

Uma Bharati recalls her warning on Uttarakhand hydel projects
3 years, 10 months ago

Uma Bharati recalls her warning on Uttarakhand hydel projects

The Hindu  

Former water affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Uma Bharati on Monday said the Uttarakhand disaster- the reported breaking away of a part of a glacier at Nanda Devi- resulting in the death of over a 100 people was both a tragedy and a warning, and something she had warned about when she was minister. Sunday saw tragedy unfold in …

Experts can tell reason behind glacier outburst, saving lives current focus: Uttarakhand CM Rawat
3 years, 10 months ago

Experts can tell reason behind glacier outburst, saving lives current focus: Uttarakhand CM Rawat

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who visited Chamoli in wake of the deluge following a glacier burst on Sunday, said that over 125 people are missing and the number is likely to rise further. Addressing the media, Rawat said, "30 people are missing from the Rishi Ganga project only and the company is not able to give exact number …

Rishiganga Hydro Project Washed Away by Glacier Burst in Uttarakhand but No Danger of Downstream Flooding: NCMC
3 years, 10 months ago

Rishiganga Hydro Project Washed Away by Glacier Burst in Uttarakhand but No Danger of Downstream Flooding: NCMC

News 18  

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained. The glacier burst led to a rise in water levels in the river Rishiganga, which washed away the Rishiganga small hydro …

Flow from Uttarakhand's Tehri dam stopped in view of flood situation
3 years, 10 months ago

Flow from Uttarakhand's Tehri dam stopped in view of flood situation

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday said that the flow from the Tehri dam was stopped to facilitate the smooth passage of rising waters on Rishiganga and Alaknanda rivers in view of the Chamoli flood situation. "Flow from Tehri dam was stopped to facilitate the smooth passage of rising waters on RishiGanga and Alaknanda. All the villages and …

Tracing the Ganga's intricate waterweb
3 years, 10 months ago

Tracing the Ganga's intricate waterweb

The Hindu  

Originating from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand, the Dhauli Ganga flows in a meandering course, which takes it through the Nanda Devi National Park. Dhauli Ganga, which merges with Alaknanda, is one of the several tributaries of the Ganga, as the holy river flows down from the Himalayas and snakes its way through the plains. Sunday's …

Video shows water gushing downstream in Uttarakhand after glacier burst
3 years, 10 months ago

Video shows water gushing downstream in Uttarakhand after glacier burst

Hindustan Times  

A massive rescue operation is being carried out in Uttarakhand after a glacier burst resulted in a flash flood which causes fatalities. Praying for well-being of the people of Uttarakhand," Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said. The Rishiganga hydropower plant - run by National Thermal Power Corporation - was destroyed, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police which is engaged in rescue …

High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring Uttarakhand

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday asked authorities in all districts on the banks of river Ganga to be on high alert and continuously monitor the water level after a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. In the disaster alert issued on Sunday to all district magistrates in UP, the Relief Commissioner said, "Report of breaking …

Uttarakhand Chamoli Glacier break: NTPC says avalanche damaged Tapovan hydro project
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Chamoli Glacier break: NTPC says avalanche damaged Tapovan hydro project

India TV News  

An avalanche near Tapovan in Uttarakhand has damaged a part of our under-construction hydropower project in the region, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited informed on Sunday after part of Nanda Devi glacier burst earlier in the day in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district causing wide-spread devastation. The glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in …

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 7 dead, over 170 missing, rescue continues; PM monitoring situation
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 7 dead, over 170 missing, rescue continues; PM monitoring situation

India TV News  

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. We will ensure that maximum bases are available to support the operations: Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said..Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said, "PM Modi just called to review the flood situation in …

‘No Time to Alert Anyone’: Uttarakhand Flood Witness Tells How Avalanche Roared Down River Valley
3 years, 10 months ago

‘No Time to Alert Anyone’: Uttarakhand Flood Witness Tells How Avalanche Roared Down River Valley

News 18  

As many as 150 people were feared dead due to flash floods in Uttarakhand after Nanda Devi, a Himalayan glacier, broke and crashed into a dam early on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. “The actual number has not been confirmed yet,” but 100 to 150 people were feared dead, Om Prakash, chief secretary of Uttarakhand, told news agency …

Chamoli disaster: Uttarakhand govt issues helpline numbers
3 years, 10 months ago

Chamoli disaster: Uttarakhand govt issues helpline numbers

India TV News  

A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks. Soon after the glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, the state government issued helpline numbers for people stranded in affected areas. The disaster caused …

Glacial burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli leads to flash flood, alert sounded till Haridwar
3 years, 10 months ago

Glacial burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli leads to flash flood, alert sounded till Haridwar

Hindustan Times  

A massive flood in the Dhauliganga river was reported near a village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, prompting authorities to launch a search and rescue operation and sounding an alert in all the districts downstream up to Haridwar, news agency ANI reported on Sunday. Hundreds of Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel have been rushed to carry out rescue operations at the site …

Hazardous ideas for the Himalayas
4 years ago

Hazardous ideas for the Himalayas

The Hindu  

In an article published on the website of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, China announced that it is planning to build a major hydropower project as a part of its 14th Five-Year Plan, on the Yarlung Zangbo River, in Mêdog County in Tibet. The northeast Himalayan bend has experienced several large earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above …

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