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Huge Rock Mass Broke from Left Valley of Raunthi Gad, Leading to Flood in U'Khand in Feb: GSI
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
Govt, other agencies hold crucial meeting to discuss lake formed after Uttarakhand floods
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
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 …

Tapovan Uttarakhand Glacier Bodies Identified
Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers boring wider hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach 30 trapped inside
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers boring wider hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach 30 trapped inside

India Today  

Rescuers on Saturday began boring a wider and deeper hole into the tunnel at the flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in an attempt to reach the over 30 people trapped inside for nearly a week. “The Silt Flushing Tunnel was punctured on Friday night itself by drilling a 75mm-diameter hole into it but now it is being widened to 300 mm …

Rescue Water Uttarakhand Pti Flash Floods Tunnel Trapped
CWC Conducting Simulation Studies on New Glacial Lake; Rescue Teams Start Widening Hole in Tapovan Tunnelutatr
3 years, 10 months ago

CWC Conducting Simulation Studies on New Glacial Lake; Rescue Teams Start Widening Hole in Tapovan Tunnelutatr

News 18  

The Central Water Commission is conducting simulation studies on the artificial lake formed in the upper stretches of the Rishiganga river after the catastrophic Uttarakhand flood early this week, and also examining the possibility of carrying out a controlled blast to drain out the water. Haldar said several agencies/ institutes like the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Defence Research Development …

Rescue Water Uttarakhand Cwc Lake Tunnel Ntpc
Uttarakhand floods: Rescuers begin widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to find missing people; toll rises to 38
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Rescuers begin widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to find missing people; toll rises to 38

Firstpost  

A hole with a diameter of one foot will help send in a camera to ascertain the location of the workers believed to be trapped inside the tunnel and a pipe to flush out accumulated water from the tunnel, an NTP official said Tapovan : Rescue teams on Saturday began widening a hole drilled into an approach tunnel on the …

Rescue Hole Tunnel Trapped Ntpc Tapovan Dhauliganga
Uttarakhand flood disaster: Rescue teams start widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped people
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand flood disaster: Rescue teams start widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped people

The Hindu  

Rescue teams on Saturday began widening a hole drilled into an approach tunnel on the way to the possible location of over 30 people trapped inside a sludge-choked tunnel of the NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project after a flash flood ravaged the area on Sunday. “A hole with a diameter of one feet will help send in a camera to ascertain …

Rescue Uttarakhand Tunnel Trapped Ntpc Tapovan Dhauliganga
Uttarakhand flood disaster | Relief operation continues in Chamoli
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand flood disaster | Relief operation continues in Chamoli

The Hindu  

The rescue operation at the Tapovan hydel project tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli continued unabated on Friday, following confirmation that there was no immediate danger of water level increasing in the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga rivers due to the formation of a lake upstream. They confirmed water discharge from the lake,” said an official, adding that scientists had later indicated …

Uttarakhand Chamoli
Uttarakhand: Geologist warns of impending danger after lake formation at Rishiganga river path
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand: Geologist warns of impending danger after lake formation at Rishiganga river path

India TV News  

As rescuers continue round-the-clock operation to pull out those believed to be stuck inside a tunnel in Tapovan area after last Sunday's flash floods, a geologist has alerted the authorities of impending danger by a lake formed by debris of the avalanche. In a video shared by Garhwal University Geologist Dr Naresh Rana, it can be clearly seen that the …

Rescue Uttarakhand Lake Tunnel Geologist Tapovan Rishiganga
Lake formation near Rishiganga could pose new threat, satellite images show
3 years, 10 months ago

Lake formation near Rishiganga could pose new threat, satellite images show

India Today  

Even as Uttarakhand's Chamoli is recovering from the tragedy caused by the devastating flash floods, there could be another disaster waiting to happen. A satellite image shows that the new lake was formed due to silting near Rishiganga. Another set of high-resolution satellite imagery captured from another angle shows the portion created by silting which has blocked the river stream, …

Rescue Uttarakhand Flood Image Satellite River Lake
Uttarakhand CM to seek Isro help to understand what caused Chamoli tragedy
3 years, 11 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 …

Team Uttarakhand Dam Chamoli Tapovan Rishiganga Burst Caused