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1 year, 10 months ago

Himalayan Town of Joshimath Is Sinking

Large parts of the Himalayan town and surrounding areas have subsided. According to the National Remote Sensing Center of the Indian Space Research Organization, Joshimath sank by 9 centimeters between April and November 2022, and then between December 28 and January 8, the town sank by another 5 centimeters, indicating that a “rapid subsidence event was triggered.” Joshimath is vulnerable …

Indian Roads Land Uttarakhand Region Hindu Project

1 year, 10 months ago

Month later, rehabilitation eludes residents in India’s Joshimath

Al Jazeera

As houses and roads began to crack, about 240 families were temporarily relocated and many others fled the Himalayan town out of fear. Navin Juyal, a geologist currently studying the cause of sinking land and damaged houses in Joshimath, says the town reached a “tipping point” on January 3. “The town is built on the debris of an old landslide …

India Climate Change Nepal Land Uttarakhand Projects Report

1 year, 11 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 …

India Disaster Uttarakhand Hydropower Projects Project State

1 year, 11 months ago

INTERVIEW | Ravi Chopra: ‘It is madness’

The Hindu

Published : Jan 26, 2023 10:45 IST For nearly four decades, Ravi Chopra, research scientist, author, and former director of the People’s Science Institute in Dehradun, has led projects dealing with development, environment, and disaster mitigation in the Himalayan belt. He has served on several government committees, including chairing the Char Dham Pariyojana Committee and the one studying the impact …

Development Sustainable Development Uttarakhand Mountain State Chopra Committee

1 year, 11 months ago

GROUND REPORT | Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect

The Hindu

Published : Jan 26, 2023 10:45 IST By the end of 2022, there had already been several reports of local protests about the “gradual sinking” of Joshimath, a small Himalayan mountain town in the northern State of Uttarakhand. But it was only on January 5, several days after cracks began to appear in hundreds of houses and the matter became …

Power Uttarakhand Projects Project State Report Residents

1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Sinking: NTPC says tunnel one km away from town, 1.1 km below ground

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned NTPC has told the power ministry explaining its project has no role in the subsidence of the region. A head trace tunnel, which connects water intake at the dam site to …

Construction Project Town Ground Tunnel Subsidence Joshimath

1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Sinking: NTPC says tunnel one km away from town, 1.1 km below ground

India TV News

Joshimath sinking: A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned NTPC has told the power ministry explaining its project has no role in the subsidence of the region. A head trace tunnel, which connects water intake at the dam site to …

Construction Project Town Ground Tunnel Ntpc Subsidence

2 years ago

Joshimath not last, many Himalayan towns, villages will sink, warns Expert

Live Mint

Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on 10 January has warned that Joshimath is not the last town to witness the sinking tragedy and said that many Himalayan towns and villages will sink in the coming years. “This is not the last Joshimath, resilience of Himalayas can’t be tested further, many Himalayan towns and villages will sink in coming years,” he said. Explaining …

Disaster Uttarakhand Houses Project Expert Town Tunnel

2 years, 3 months ago

The hills of Himachal Pradesh are alive with enterprise

The Hindu

Published : Oct 06, 2022 09:20 IST If it were not for my friend living in Dharamshala, I might have skipped the stopover entirely. This time though, Tanya introduced me not only to the quieter extension of Dharamshala but also to the many tiny sustainable enterprises that are slowly helping Tapovan metamorphose into a meaningful community, one initiative at a …

Work Bee Her Work Tanya Dharamshala Tapovan

2 years, 3 months ago

At Grand Swaminarayan Temple Built on Banks of Godavari in Nashik, Consecration of Main Idol on Wednesday

News 18

Nashik, the city of temples, is getting one more. A grand BAPS Swaminarayan temple has been constructed in Tapovan area of the city. The consecration ceremony of the idol in the temple started on September 23 and Vishwashanti Mahayagya was organised on Monday, September 26. The devotees’ eagerness has reached its peak to see the huge Swaminarayan temple built in …

Nashik Swaminarayan Temple

2 years, 8 months ago

'Addicted to Mobile Games': Missing Nanded Boy Reaches Nashik Alone in Train; Cops Reunite Him With Kin

News 18

A 12-year-old boy, who had left his home in Nanded district of Maharashtra and reached Nashik in an express train, was reunited with his family, police said on Friday. When the Nanded-Mumbai Tapovan Express reached Nashik Road railway station on Thursday, police constable Vijay Kapile checked the train. However, during a probe later, it came to light that the boy …

Train Nashik Boy Missing Nanded

2 years, 9 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 …

Scientists Tapovan Decode Reasons Seismic Movement

3 years, 5 months ago

Body of Mumbai Student Who Drowned in Haridwar Recovered, 2 Others Remain Untraced

News 18

The body of a 21-year-old medical student who drowned in the Ganga river at Tapovan in Haridwar earlier this week was brought to her residence in Mumbai on Sunday, her family members said. However, two friends of the deceased Madhushree Kursange who are also feared drowned remain untraced even four days after the incident, they said. A group of five …

Mumbai Haridwar Remain Untraced Kursange

3 years, 6 months ago

Huge Rock Mass Broke from Left Valley of Raunthi Gad, Leading to Flood in U'Khand in Feb: GSI

News 18

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. According to Saibal Ghosh, Director, Geo-hazard Research …

Flood Rock River Valley Gsi Gad Tapovan

3 years, 6 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 Rock River Valley Chamoli Gsi Flash Flood

3 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand Tragedy: 29 persons missing from Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project declared dead

India TV News

Nearly 29 labourers from Uttar Pradesh, who were working at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and went missing when a glacier burst triggered a massive flash flood on February 7, have finally been declared "dead". The next of kin to the deceased labourers will get Rs 29 lakh each -- Rs 20 lakh from National Thermal Power Corporation, Rs …

Missing Uttarakhand Lakh Chamoli Tapovan

3 years, 10 months ago

Chamoli tragedy: Month later, rescue continues; experts say 'no lessons learnt'

Hindustan Times

After a month of Uttarakhand's Chamoli tragedy that struck on February 7, many questions remain unanswered while the rescue work at Topavan hydel project is still going in. Delhi-based activist Ajay Gautam said he had even filed a PIL in the aftermath 2013 Kedarnath tragedy to push the state government to monitor the glaciers. After the Chamoli tragedy, the state …

Rescue Missing Uttarakhand Workers Tragedy Pil Total

3 years, 10 months ago

Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call

The Hindu

On February 7, around 10 a.m., a landslide, the trigger of which was unknown, crashed into a lake formed in the past in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Uttarakhand, resulting in a flash flood bearing mud and other debris that hurtled down the steep slopes and claimed at least 56 lives and two hydroelectric power projects. This wedge of approximately …

Disaster Water Uttarakhand Workers Flood Projects Project

3 years, 10 months ago

Govt, other agencies hold crucial meeting to discuss lake formed after Uttarakhand floods

Hindustan Times

A crucial meeting was held on Monday to discuss the further course of action on the lake created after flash floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. On Saturday, the Indian Navy carried out a joint operation with the Indian Air Force where divers were sent to measure the depth of the lake in Chamoli district. The meeting was chaired by Union …

Navy Indian Uttarakhand Iaf Lake Chamoli Tapovan

3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand disaster: Toll rises to 67 as two more bodies recovered from Tapovan project site

Firstpost

Gopeshwar: Two more bodies were recovered from the flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site, taking the toll in the calamity in Uttarakhand to 67 even as search operations continued there for the 15th day on Sunday. Three bodies had been recovered from the desilting tank near the Tapovan project barrage by Saturday evening while two more were extricated late at night, …

Project Toll Rises Tapovan

3 years, 10 months ago

When the mountains had a meltdown in Uttarakhand

The Hindu

The Rishiganga river looks like an idyllic brook from the balcony of Gyan Singh Rana’s two-storey house. “But I’ve never seen anything of this sort,” he says referring to the avalanche of February 7 in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand that he watched in disbelief. “This project is cursed.” In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster In 2019, …

Disaster Uttarakhand Hydropower Projects Project State Chopra

3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand flash flood: 61 bodies, 28 body parts recovered so far; search on at Tapovan tunnel

India Today

The rescuers have so far recovered 61 bodies and 28 body parts from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel after the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand, triggering massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers, and trapped several people inside it. The search and rescue operations have been going on since the glacier break provoked flooding of several areas, endangering …

Rescue Search Uttarakhand Relief Operations Bodies Tunnel Tapovan

3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Water accumulation inside Tapovan tunnel hampers rescue efforts

Firstpost

Tapovan: Rescuers pumped out the water accumulated in the NTPC’s flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel on Wednesday as they continued efforts on the 11th day to find survivors of the 7 February glacial disaster. Sludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the seepage of water which was flushed out …

Tiwari Inside Tunnel Ndrf Ntpc Tapovan Tapovan Tunnel

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 …

Tapovan Uttarakhand Glacier Bodies Identified

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Himalayan Town of Joshimath Is Sinking

Month later, rehabilitation eludes residents in India’s Joshimath

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

INTERVIEW | Ravi Chopra: ‘It is madness’

GROUND REPORT | Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect

Joshimath Sinking: NTPC says tunnel one km away from town, 1.1 km below ground

Joshimath Sinking: NTPC says tunnel one km away from town, 1.1 km below ground

Joshimath not last, many Himalayan towns, villages will sink, warns Expert

The hills of Himachal Pradesh are alive with enterprise

At Grand Swaminarayan Temple Built on Banks of Godavari in Nashik, Consecration of Main Idol on Wednesday

'Addicted to Mobile Games': Missing Nanded Boy Reaches Nashik Alone in Train; Cops Reunite Him With Kin

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

Body of Mumbai Student Who Drowned in Haridwar Recovered, 2 Others Remain Untraced

Huge Rock Mass Broke from Left Valley of Raunthi Gad, Leading to Flood in U'Khand in Feb: GSI

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

Uttarakhand Tragedy: 29 persons missing from Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project declared dead

Chamoli tragedy: Month later, rescue continues; experts say 'no lessons learnt'

Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call

Govt, other agencies hold crucial meeting to discuss lake formed after Uttarakhand floods

Uttarakhand disaster: Toll rises to 67 as two more bodies recovered from Tapovan project site

When the mountains had a meltdown in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand flash flood: 61 bodies, 28 body parts recovered so far; search on at Tapovan tunnel

Uttarakhand floods: Water accumulation inside Tapovan tunnel hampers rescue efforts

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 31 of 58 recovered bodies identified