Time was running out to save dozens of people trapped inside a tunnel three days after a devastating flash flood likely caused by a glacier burst in India's Himalayan north, officials said Wednesday.
Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction
Chamoli Tragedy: Trail of Destruction
The initial 35 km journey of the flood has been most dangerous, which washed away roads, bridges and damaged every structure that came its way. Using fresh high-resolution satellite imagery from the space firm Planets Labs and Indian Space Research Organization s (ISRO) Cartosat satellites, we try to follow this destructive journey in the Himalayas.
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Relative of a person missing after the Uttarakhand flash floods awaits his return. (Photo: PTI)
The Sunday
flash floods in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district have been incredibly destructive, causing loss of lives and property. The initial 35 km journey of the flood has been most dangerous, which
Joshimath, Uttarakhand – On Sunday morning, Rishi Prasad, 57, ran as fast as he could to save his son but he could reach the tunnel where his son was, massive boulders, trees and mud had already blocked its entrance.
Abhishek Panth, 24, was working in an under-construction tunnel near Tapovan Dam, at the confluence of Dhauliganga and Rishiganga Rivers – in Chamoli district about 280km (173 miles) east of Dehradun, capital of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Panth is among the dozens of people still trapped inside the 2km (1.24-mile) long tunnel, Aparna Kumar of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is a part of the rescue operations, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.
Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 08:58 IST
The Indian Air Force conducted a recce of the area and confirmed that besides the Rishiganga Hydro project, the Tapovan dam was also washed off during the glacier burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli. Uttarakhand: Rishiganga hydro plant, Tapovan dam washed-off | Photo Credit: ANI
Chamoli (Uttarakhand): A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was completely washed off due to the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The administration has, however, said that there is no threat of floods on the downstream, or to the nearby villages. Another project, Tapovan dam, was also washed off in the calamity that has resulted in the death of eight so far.
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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.