U'khand glacier burst: Scientists to be airlifted to affected areas, says IAF
3 years, 10 months ago

U'khand glacier burst: Scientists to be airlifted to affected areas, says IAF

Hindustan Times  

A team of scientists from Delhi have reached Dehradun and they will take aerial reconnaissance in areas affected by the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarkhand, Indian Air Force Public Relation Officer Wing Commander Indranil Nandi on Sunday. Chamoli: Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said that the rescue work at the National Thermal Power Corporation's 900-meter long Tapovan Tunnel had to be halted due to a rise in water level. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police's Public Relation Officer had earlier said that almost 30 labourers have been trapped inside tunnel number 1 in Tapovan area, adding that 12 workers were rescued from tunnel number 2 after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Chamoli.

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Scientists discover fast-growing glacier in Uttarakhand's Niti Valley
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Scientists discover fast-growing glacier in Uttarakhand's Niti Valley

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: A group of scientists recently discovered a new glacier in Uttarakhand that was found to be rapidly expanding in size. Stretching about 10 km in length, the new glacier that is yet to be named lies adjacent to the Randolph and Rekana glaciers and spans approximately 48 sq km. Their study, Manifestations of a Glacier Surge in Central Himalaya …

Retreating glaciers, seismic movement: Scientists decode reasons behind Chamoli disaster
2 years, 8 months ago

Retreating glaciers, seismic movement: Scientists decode reasons behind Chamoli disaster

India Today  

Scientists have decoded the reason behind the glacial disaster that occurred in Uttarakhand's Chamoli in 2021. READ | Humans generated 640 mn tons methane, 36 bn tons CO2 in 2021, scientists call it alarming They claimed that in such areas, regular monitoring of seismic activity is required to prevent future disasters. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, which recently conducted a …

Huge rock mass broke from valley, triggering February flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli: GSI
3 years, 5 months ago

Huge rock mass broke from valley, triggering February flood in Uttarakhand's Chamoli: GSI

India Today  

A huge mass of rock and snow broke from a left valley of Raunthi Gad, crashing down in the Rishiganga valley and triggering a deadly flood in the Rishiganga river that wiped out a hydel power plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district in February, a report by the Geological Survey of India has said. READ: Chamoli disaster: Unnoticed slope movement that …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Death toll in avalanche in Chamoli rises to 11
3 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Death toll in avalanche in Chamoli rises to 11

India TV News  

The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said here. Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauriya and Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh have been at the spot since Saturday to monitor the rescue operations. Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said a total of 430 BRO workers were at …

Death Toll in Avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli Rises to 11
3 years, 7 months ago

Death Toll in Avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli Rises to 11

News 18  

The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said here. Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauriya and Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh have been at the spot since Saturday to monitor the rescue operations. Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said a total of 430 BRO workers were at …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 384 rescued, 10 dead in avalanche; Amit Shah assures help
3 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 384 rescued, 10 dead in avalanche; Amit Shah assures help

India Today  

At least 10 people died and eight are still missing after an avalanche occurred near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday. In a tweet, the Indian Army said, "A BRO Camp came under an avalanche in the afternoon of 23 Apr during heavy snowfall in Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. While 55 …

Uttarakhand govt issues alert as avalanche hits Chamoli district
3 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand govt issues alert as avalanche hits Chamoli district

Hindustan Times  

A glacier breakage/snow avalanche was reported in Niti valley in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district near China border on Friday. Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat tweeted about the incident, saying an alert has been issued and he is in constant touch with Border Roads Organisation and the district administration for updates. Chamoli district magistrate Swati Bhadoria said that some locals in Niti …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 31 of 58 recovered bodies identified
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 31 of 58 recovered bodies identified

Hindustan Times  

So far, 58 bodies have been recovered following the Uttarakhand glacier burst disaster but only 31 of them have been identified yet, said officials. Deputy inspector general, Nilesh Anand Bharne, said, “Of the 58 bodies, 11 have been recovered from the 1.7km long tunnel at NTPC’s hydel power project in Tapovan which is in focus of the rescue operation as …

After Chamoli tragedy, minister says will form dept to monitor glaciers via satellite
3 years, 10 months ago

After Chamoli tragedy, minister says will form dept to monitor glaciers via satellite

Hindustan Times  

Following the calamity in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, irrigation minister Satpal Maharaj on Monday said that all angles must be probed and added that a department would be formed to monitor all the glaciers through satellite. A total of 11 more bodies have been recovered from the 1.7 kilometre-long Tapovan rescue tunnel in Joshimath and 146 people are still missing, ANI …

'No new lake, it's part of bigger one that caused Chamoli disaster': Experts
3 years, 10 months ago

'No new lake, it's part of bigger one that caused Chamoli disaster': Experts

Hindustan Times  

After reports emerged about the formation of a "new" glacial lake in the Rishi Ganga catchment area, about six kilometres above Raini village near the now damaged Rishi Ganga hydel power project, experts conducted an aerial survey of the lake and said that the "lake is not a new one but the remaining part of the bigger lake that caused …

Chamoli glacier burst: Water being discharged from newly formed lake, says DGP
3 years, 10 months ago

Chamoli glacier burst: Water being discharged from newly formed lake, says DGP

Hindustan Times  

After a lake was formed near the Raini village in Joshimath of Uttarakhand due to the glacier burst last week, Uttarakhand’s Director General of Police Ashok Kumar said on Saturday that a team of the State Disaster Response Force visited the area and water was being continuously discharged from the lake. Earlier, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the …

Uttarakhand Flood: Lake Formed Due to Blocking of Stream Joining Rishi Ganga, Says Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Flood: Lake Formed Due to Blocking of Stream Joining Rishi Ganga, Says Report

News 18  

The debris brought by the avalanche in Uttarakhand earlier this week has blocked a stream that joins the Rishi Ganga river forming a temporary lake which if breached can cause further damage in the valley, said a report by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. According to its director Kalachand Sain, a team of scientists from the institute conducted an …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 36 bodies recovered, 10 identified, 168 still missing
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 36 bodies recovered, 10 identified, 168 still missing

Hindustan Times  

The rescue workers continued clearing muck from the 1.7km-long tunnel in NTPC’s hydel power project in Tapovan, Chamoli, on Friday to rescue about 36 workers trapped inside. Rescue team members work during a relief operation at a destroyed bridge site after a flash flood swept down a mountain valley destroying dams and bridges, in Raini village in Uttarakhand The rescue …

Uttarakhand floods: Union home secy holds review meet, assures central help to state
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Union home secy holds review meet, assures central help to state

Hindustan Times  

Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired a meeting on Thursday to review the progress of the rescue and relief work being carried out at the hydro project of NTPC at Tapovan on the Dhauliganga River in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. Rescue teams stand near the Tapovan Tunnel, following the Sunday's glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli …

ISRO Releases First Images of Glacier Burst at Raini, Tapovan as Toll Rises to 32 in Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO Releases First Images of Glacier Burst at Raini, Tapovan as Toll Rises to 32 in Uttarakhand

News 18  

The Indian Space Research Organisation has released first images of the glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district in which 32 people have so far been confirmed dead and over 170 remain missing. The satellite images, released by the ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre, shed light on the damage to infrastructure at the Tapovan hydroelectric plant. Another photo shows damage to …

‘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 …

Ice, Rock Avalanche May Have Triggered Flash Floods, Says Met Organisation on Uttarakhand Disaster
3 years, 10 months ago

Ice, Rock Avalanche May Have Triggered Flash Floods, Says Met Organisation on Uttarakhand Disaster

News 18  

The World Meteorological Organisation on Tuesday said the exact cause of the flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Rishiganga Valley has not been ascertained yet but the agency suggested that the early assessment indicates a large avalanche of ice and rock leading to the event. The India Meteorological Department said that the higher temperatures were reported at the times of the flash …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: What we know so far about the rescue operations
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: What we know so far about the rescue operations

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers scoured ravines and waded through the slush in the flash floods-hit Chamoli in Uttarakhand on Tuesday two days after a glacier breach sent a torrent of water, rock and dust hurtling down a valley into the Rishiganga river, where workers were building a dam. Here is what we know about the rescue work so far: Rescue operations continue at …

Uttarakhand glacier burst| ‘Way ahead difficult’: Rescue op at Tapovan tunnel continues, 30 feared trapped
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst| ‘Way ahead difficult’: Rescue op at Tapovan tunnel continues, 30 feared trapped

Hindustan Times  

The multi-agency rescue operation at the 2.5 km long Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand continued on Tuesday night as nearly 30 people are feared trapped in the tunnel, news agency ANI reported. Rescue operations continue at Tapovan Tunnel, following the Sunday's glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river in Chamoli district of …

Warning System, Glacier Studies: Glaciologists Suggest Ways to Address Uttarakhand-like Tragedies
3 years, 10 months ago

Warning System, Glacier Studies: Glaciologists Suggest Ways to Address Uttarakhand-like Tragedies

News 18  

While the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, it is being suspected that either an avalanche or a glacier lake outburst flood was responsible for it. This warming has led to a significant melting and decline in glacier mass over the Himalayan region in recent decades.” Despite the rapid modification in glacial …

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 4 Workers from MP Reported Missing, Family Rushes for Chamoli
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 4 Workers from MP Reported Missing, Family Rushes for Chamoli

News 18  

As the rescue operations are still underway in flash floods-affected Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, a private company from Madhya Pradesh has reported disappearance of four men who were also working at the severely affected power plant site. The private company has informed the family members of the missing workers and asked them to reach the flood-affected area. The missing men …

Uttarakhand disaster LIVE: Death toll 32; search, rescue operation underway
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand disaster LIVE: Death toll 32; search, rescue operation underway

Business Standard  

The flash floods in Uttarakhand two days ago was due to the collapse of a hanging glacier, initial observations by scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggests. "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 Himalayan Geology, said. The death toll in …

ISRO said it was not glacier burst in Chamoli: CM Rawat
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO said it was not glacier burst in Chamoli: CM Rawat

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that as per the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation 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. Rawat was at a meeting attended by senior officials of the state government along with …

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 …

Uttarakhand floods: 32 dead, 197 still missing as boulders hamper rescue efforts in Tapovan tunnel
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: 32 dead, 197 still missing as boulders hamper rescue efforts in Tapovan tunnel

India Today  

Rescue operations are still underway in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district where flash floods in the Alaknanda river system caused widespread destruction on Sunday. Rescue operations underway at Tapova tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Tuesday "We cannot estimate exact time to remove debris as there is a 90-degree turn in the tunnel. 'Hanging glacier' may have caused flash floods, say scientists …

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 …

Landslip, not glacial lake burst, probable trigger for Uttarakhand flood
3 years, 10 months ago

Landslip, not glacial lake burst, probable trigger for Uttarakhand flood

The Hindu  

Though the jury is still out, glaciologists and experts in rock sciences are converging around the view that the cause of the Chamoli deluge was most probably a landslip and not a glacial lake burst. The Central Water Commission monitors and prepares monthly reports on the state of glacial lakes and water bodies 10 hectares and above via satellite and …

Uttarakhand CM to seek Isro help to understand what caused Chamoli tragedy
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand CM to seek Isro help to understand what caused Chamoli tragedy

Hindustan Times  

A day after a glacier burst caused massive damage to life and two dams downstream, Uttarakhand chief minister directed chief secretary Om Prakash to seek the help of Indian Space Research Organisation scientists to study the cause of the tragedy so that precautionary measures can be taken in the future if something similar happens. He said 70 SDRF personnel, two …

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 glacier burst: How a phone call saved lives, survivors recall near-death experience
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: How a phone call saved lives, survivors recall near-death experience

India TV News  

When the news of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand broke on Sunday, people across the country had only prayers on their lips. Lal Bahadur, the rescued Tapovan power project worker, said that they heard people screaming at them to come out of the tunnel but before they could react, a sudden gush of water and heavy silt swamped on them. …

'Prima facie looks like hanging glacier broke away from main structure': DRDO team in Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

'Prima facie looks like hanging glacier broke away from main structure': DRDO team in Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times  

A team of specialists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation, which reached Uttarakhand early on Monday morning, conducted an aerial survey of the areas in Chamoli district which were devastated by flash flood triggered by glacier burst yesterday. Prima facie it looks like a hanging glacier broke away from the main glacier and came down in the narrow valley," …

Uttarakhand Floods: How Glaciers Burst and Send Floods Downstream
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Floods: How Glaciers Burst and Send Floods Downstream

News 18  

The floods that slammed into two hydroelectric plants and damaged villages in northern India were set off by a break on a Himalayan glacier upstream. Here's a look at how glaciers and glacial lakes form and why they may sometimes break: HOW GLACIERS AND GLACIAL LAKES FORM Glaciers are found on every continent except Australia and some are hundreds of …

Expert team to assess Uttarakhand glacial burst using satellite images: Official
3 years, 10 months ago

Expert team to assess Uttarakhand glacial burst using satellite images: Official

Hindustan Times  

The Geological Survey of India on Monday said that it was soon to predict the cause of the glacial burst in Uttarakhand that led to flash floods in the state’s Chamoli district. An official was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that post the devastation, another committee will be constituted to assess the incident, adding, prima facie, “it's glacial …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 10 as rescuers pull out three more bodies; 143 people still missing
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 10 as rescuers pull out three more bodies; 143 people still missing

Firstpost  

Dehradun: IAF teams left for the avalanche-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district early on Monday to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three more bodies of the people missing in the glacier burst taking the toll to 10. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 143 people are still missing, a day after the glacier burst triggered a massive avalanche …

Uttarakhand tragedy: Scientists leave for Joshimath for surveillance, reconnaissance after glacier burst
3 years, 10 months ago

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

India TV News  

A team of scientists, flown to Dehradun after the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, left for Joshimath area on Monday for surveillance and reconnaissance. "A team of scientists of DRDO-SASE, flown in last night to Dehradun, is leaving for Joshimath area for surveillance and reconnaissance," a Home Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off …

Not just climate change, Chamoli disaster was human-induced
3 years, 10 months ago

Not just climate change, Chamoli disaster was human-induced

Hindustan Times  

The glacial burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, killing at least seven persons with another 170 feared dead, is nature’s way of telling humans that it can strike back when the ecological balance is destroyed. Officials carry out search and rescue operation at Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive …

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 …

What is glacial lake outburst flood? What happened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli?
3 years, 10 months ago

What is glacial lake outburst flood? What happened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli?

Hindustan Times  

Experts are uncertain about what caused the massive glacier burst at Chamoli in Uttarakhand on Sunday but the incident brought focus to the dangers of climate change the state is sitting on. When such a lake breaches, it is known as glacial lake outburst flood. It is yet to be investigated what triggered the breach — whether there was an …

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst LIVE: Death toll rises to 26; non-stop rescue continues inside Tapovan tunnel
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst LIVE: Death toll rises to 26; non-stop rescue continues inside Tapovan tunnel

India TV News  

Around 150 people were feared dead in the flash flood that devastated the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited project on river Dhauli Ganga near Tapovan. Uttarakhand Glacier Burst LIVE UPDATES: Death toll further rises to 26 "Final number of dead body recovered in Tapovan till 8 p.m. on 8th February is 26. Value your support in this difficult time: External …

Mapping the Chamoli tragedy: How glacial breach in Uttarakhand triggered floods
3 years, 10 months ago

Mapping the Chamoli tragedy: How glacial breach in Uttarakhand triggered floods

Hindustan Times  

A glacial breach in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday triggered an avalanche and flash floods in the Alaknanda river system. Sequence of events *A glacial breach likely caused an avalanche and breached a lake uphill of Raini village in Chamoli district, located on the boundary of the Nanda Devi biosphere reserve, experts say. As many as 148 workers are missing …

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Day after tragedy, multi-agency rescue operations on
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Day after tragedy, multi-agency rescue operations on

Hindustan Times  

The rescue operations at Uttarakhand's Chamoli, where a massive glacier burst led to an avalanche in which at least 10 died and over hundreds went missing, went overnight though the rise in water level partially halted the rescue operations at NTPC's 900-metre long Tapovan tunnel on Sunday evening. Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Disaster Response Force personnel, Indian Army have been …

Glacier breach causes floods in Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

Glacier breach causes floods in Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times  

A glacier breach on Sunday morning at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district triggered a massive flood that hit two hydropower projects near the Naina Devi National Park, about 300 kilometres north of Dehradun, killing at least seven people and leaving around 170 missing and feared dead. It was as the biggest glacial lake outburst since June 2013,when flash floods caused …

Joshimath glacier collapse: Could it happen again?
3 years, 10 months ago

Joshimath glacier collapse: Could it happen again?

India Today  

The tragedy on Sunday following a glacier breaking apart in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand has rung another alarm bell for India. The floods also caused major damage to the NTPC’s recently commissioned Tapovan Vishnugad 520 MW hydel project and the under-construction Rishiganga mini-hydel project, as well as to several homes, roads and bridges. While development is essential for economic …

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 …

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