Articles for Uttarakhand Floods

64 killed in Uttarakhand floods
3 years, 2 months ago

64 killed in Uttarakhand floods

The Hindu  

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that so far 64 people have been killed in the Uttarakhand floods and more than 11 were still missing. Mr. Shah, who took an aerial survey of the flood-affected region in the hill State, said that 535 people have been rescued and more than 16,000 people evacuated. Alert was sent around 2.30 p.m. …

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52 dead in Uttarakhand floods, Amit Shah to conduct aerial survey today
3 years, 2 months ago

52 dead in Uttarakhand floods, Amit Shah to conduct aerial survey today

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah, who reached Uttarakhand around midnight, will take stock of the flood situation in the state on Thursday. Shah will also conduct an aerial survey of the state’s affected areas, news agency ANI reported. “After his arrival in Uttarakhand at midnight, he was apprised about the damage caused by the natural calamity in the last two …

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Uttarakhand rains: Portion of bridge collapses in Haldwani; overflowing Nainital Lake floods streets | WATCH
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand rains: Portion of bridge collapses in Haldwani; overflowing Nainital Lake floods streets | WATCH

India Today  

A portion of a bridge in Haldwani was seen getting washed away due to a rise in the water level of the Gaula river following heavy rain in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, the water level in the Nainital Lake is overflowing due to continuous torrential rains for 40 hours, leading to streets being flooded in the Nainital district. The buildings in Khairna …

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No Link Between Uttarakhand Floods, Highway Construction for Char Dham Project: Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

No Link Between Uttarakhand Floods, Highway Construction for Char Dham Project: Govt

News 18  

Construction and widening of roads for the Char Dham project did not contribute to the Uttarakhand floods disaster, Parliament was informed on Monday. The strategic 900-km Char Dham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath — in Uttarakhand. “As per reports received from Government of Uttarakhand, Geological Survey of India …

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No link between Char Dham road-widening project in Uttarakhand and flash floods, govt. says in SC
3 years, 10 months ago

No link between Char Dham road-widening project in Uttarakhand and flash floods, govt. says in SC

The Hindu  

The government on Wednesday denied in the Supreme Court any link between the Char Dham road-widening project in Uttarakhand and the recent flash floods in the Rishi Ganga valley, which claimed many lives and damaged the Tapovan hydro project. The 899-km-long Char Dham highway project connects four shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath in Garhwal Himalayas The project is …

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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 …

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Uttarakhand floods bring back memories of 2013 Kedarnath tragedy, but clear weather helping rescue operations
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods bring back memories of 2013 Kedarnath tragedy, but clear weather helping rescue operations

Firstpost  

For many people in Uttarakhand, the floods in Chamoli on Sunday brought back horrific memories of the deluge of 2013, which is estimated to have left over 5,000 people dead. Fortunately, we were saved but the workers on the dam site were not so lucky.” Clear weather helping rescue efforts While the tragedy on Sunday has claimed ten lives till …

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Uttarakhand glacier bursts: Panic and memories of 2013 floods
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand glacier bursts: Panic and memories of 2013 floods

Hindustan Times  

Rakesh Dhimri, a 42-year-old resident of Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, was sipping on his tea on an idle Sunday morning around 10am when he heard a loud sound of angry waters gushing in. People inspect the site near the damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project at Reni village in Chamoli district after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off …

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