Chamoli Glacier Burst Latest News Update: Uttarakhand government has issued an alert after glacier broke off in the Malari area of Niti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district. aaa
Uttarakhand CM issues alert after glacier burst confirmed in Niti Valley
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A glacier burst has been reported in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, informed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. A glacier burst has been reported in Sumna, Niti Valley. I have released an alert in this regard. I am in constant touch with the district administration and BRO, Rawat said in a tweet on Friday night.
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. 06:54 AM IST The district administration has been instructed to get complete information about the incident. In NTPC and other projects, orders have been given to stop work at night so that no untoward incident occurs, he added.
Jharkhand government begins compensation process for victims of Chamoli glacier burst ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 20:15 IST
By Rizwan Arif
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Jharkhand government has started the compensation process for the state s victims in the avalanche triggered by the bursting of a glacier in Uttrakhand s Chamoli last month.
The families of the deceased will be given a sum of Rs 1 lakh under the Jharkhand Interstate Migrant Labourers Survey and Rehabilitation scheme, the state Labour Commissioner informed on Tuesday.
Labour Commissioner of Jharkhand A Muthukumar said, We are giving compensation to fourteen families. The labour department has transferred the compensation amount to the Labour Superintendents of concerned districts. It will be given to aggrieved families in two or three days.
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No imminent danger in artificial lake formed after glacier burst in Chamoli: Uttarakhand Chief Secy
There is no imminent danger in the artificial lake formed after the avalanche in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand as the volume of water is less than expected and is flowing through a natural channel that has been widened, informed the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary on Monday.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday held a meeting with Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash and other top officials via video conferencing to review the status of the artificial lake formed in wake of an avalanche incident in the upper catchment of the Rishiganga River in Chamoli District on February 7.
The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has reached 70 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris, according to the state government on Tuesday. According to the information received from the disaster control room yesterday, one dead body was recovered from Srinagar Chauras and one from Kirti Nagar. Of the 206 missings, 70 bodies and 29 human organs have been recovered so far, said the Uttarakhand government. Meanwhile, the rescue and search operation for 134 missing people is underway. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel along with National Disaster Response Force and other sister agencies have been conducting search and rescue operations in Chamoli district.