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Identities of 38 bodies have been established so far
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NDRF personnel during their ongoing rescue operations at Tapovan Tunnel in flash flood-hit Chamoli district on February 20, 2021.
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Identities of 38 bodies have been established so far
The death toll in the Uttarakhand s Chamoli disaster rose to 68 even as the search operations continued there for the 15th day on February 21.
The identities of 38 bodies have been established so far.
On Feb. 20, five more bodies were recovered from the Tapovan area three bodies were recovered from the desilting tank near the project barrage by Feb. 20 evening while two more were extricated late at night, district administration officials said.
Scientists studying samples to know roots of Uttarakhand glacier disaster
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Five WIHG researchers travel to disaster site and undertake aerial surveys
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A boulder of ice believed to have rolled down from the Raunthi glacier. Photo courtesy: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Five WIHG researchers travel to disaster site and undertake aerial surveys
A week after a landslip claimed 58 lives in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, a team of scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) in Dehradun are analysing fragments of ice, rock and mud in their labs to better understand the origins of the disaster.
Sanjay Singh gives zero hour notice in RS over flash flood in Uttarakhand ANI | Updated: Feb 11, 2021 08:37 IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday gave a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss flash floods caused by a glacial burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
During zero hour, parliamentarians can raise issues of urgent public importance.
A glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on Sunday that triggered massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda Rivers and damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the rescue team has managed to reach the Malari valley area in the Dhauli Ganga valley through a rope to deliver ration packages.