Uttarakhand Tragedy: Government is doing a good amount in terms of inducting ‘green’ and renewable technologies, considering our population and GDP needs. But planners must start focusing immediately on the how to implement sustainable initiatives.
They had lost hope of survival when one of them found his mobile phone network working, helping them contact the authorities who rescued them from an underground tunnel at Tapovan in Uttarakahnd's Chamoli where flash floods wreaked havoc following a glacier burst.
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NTPC says Tapovan project partly damaged, monitoring situation
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. The company has said that it is monitoring the situation continuously along with the district administration and police.
Part of the under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project (520 MW) has faced damages while another privately-owned Rishi Ganga hydro project (130 MW) was completely devastated. An avalanche near Tapovan in Uttarakhand has damaged a part of our under-construction hydropower project in the region. While rescue operation is on, the situation is being monitored continuously with the help of district administration and police, NTPC said in a tweet.
The water level in the Dhauli Ganga river surged up once again on Sunday night under the impact of the glacial burst during the day, creating panic among people living in the area.
Read more about Death toll climbs to 10 in Uttarakhand glacier burst, 143 still missing on Business Standard. IAF teams left for Uttarakhand s Chamoli district to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three more bodies of the people missing in the galcier burst taking the toll to 10.