Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers, boulders and debris washed away the Raini power project causing a massive impact on Tapovan due to which 32 people from first and 121 people are missing from the second project, said Uttarakhand Director-General of Police (DGP) on Monday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Jharkhand government on Monday issued helpline numbers for the people from the state who are stranded in Uttarkhand's Chamoli due to the glacier burst.
Hanging glacier possibly broke from main part causing damage in Chamoli: DRDO scientist ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 18:06 IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Dr LK Sinha on Monday said that a hanging glacier in Uttarakhand s Chamoli may have broken away from the main glacier which caused damage.
Sinha said that DRDO scientists are analysing the data to ascertain the cause of glacier burst. Our team did an aerial survey of the glacier where the incident took place in Chamoli. Prima facie, it looks that a hanging glacier broke away from the main glacier and came down in the narrow valley, the DRDO scientist told ANI.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday removed the debris and slush at the tunnel near Tapovan dam here in Chamoli district, following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers. Earlier today, SDRF members had to wait for the level of the Mandakini river to lower, to commence rescue operations for the people who are stranded in the tunnel. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police s (ITBP) Public Relation Officer had earlier said that almost 30 labourers have been trapped inside tunnel number 1 in Tapovan area, adding that 12 workers were rescued from tunnel number 2 after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Chamoli.