Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 12:11 IST
An expert team from ITBP and SDRF widened the flow of the lake formed at Rishiganga in Chamoli by 15 feet to prevent a repeat of the Uttarakhand tragedy. A natural lake has been formed in Uttarakhand s Murenda area | Photo Credit: IANS
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The team managed to widen the mouth of the lake by about 15 feet
Team members still camping at the site are trying to widen the mouth further
New Delhi: To prevent a repeat of the Uttarakhand tragedy, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and other organisations widened the flow of the lake formed at Rishiganga in Chamoli by 15 feet.
Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 23:30 IST
Earlier today, ITBP and DRDO teams returned to Joshimath after a detailed survey of the lake formed in the upper reaches of Chamoli. The report will be submitted to the administration. Rescue operations to recover trapped victims in the tunnel in Tapovan continue as the daybreak | Photo Credit: PTI
Dehradun: Five more bodies were recovered from NTPC s flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site on Saturday, taking the death toll in the February 7 glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 65, the officials said.
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said, five more bodies have been recovered from the debris of the dam at Tapovan in Chamoli district. With this, a total of 67 bodies have been recovered so far.
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A natural lake has been formed in Uttarakhand s Murenda area after the recent floods that wreacked havoc in Chamoli district of the state.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team along with the officials of the Defence Research and .