Earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes Tajikistan, strong tremors felt in J&K, Delhi-NCR, Punjab
Earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes Tajikistan, strong tremors felt in J&K, Delhi-NCR, Punjab
Earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi and other parts of North India on Friday evening. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Tajikistan.
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UPDATED: February 13, 2021 09:12 IST
A crack developed on a wall due the tremors of today s earthquake. Strong tremors were felt as far as Jammu, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Delhi-NCR and Himachal Pradesh.
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck Tajikistan on late Friday night. Strong tremors were felt across north India in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.
Team to assess lake formation on Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand
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ITBP troops helping in constructing Jhula bridge across disconnected villages across Dhauli Ganga to connect village Bhangyul.. Image Source: IANS News
Dehradun, Feb 12 : Amid growing fears, the Uttarakhand government on Friday sent a team to find whether a lake has been formed in the catchment area of the Rishiganga river, which had caused a deluge on February 7.
The team comprising NDRF and SDRF personnel will trek the tough terrains to collect first hand information of the lake formation in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas. This team will trek to see exact location of the lake, if any, and submit a report in this regard, said DIG Nilesh Anand Bharne, who is also the spokesman of the state police.
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TAPOVAN: A lake that was formed in the absence of flow in the Rishi Ganga river now poses a greater risk of disaster, if it bursts, than that of the Sunday flashfloods, rue experts.
However, the scientists familiar with the landscape said that the water from the lake started draining on Friday which minimizes the chances of bursting of the water body.
YP Sundariyal, head of the department of geology department of Hemvanti Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University said, The lake is around 250-300 meters long, 80-100 meters wide and of about 25-30 meters height. The lake has a big volume of water and hypothetically speaking if it bursts, it can cause more damage than earlier. Big relief is that the water is slowly draining from the lake so it will not burst. The authorities should try to drain the lake without trying to burst it using experts.
Scientists uncertain about impact of budding pool in Uttarakhand flood zone
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A new flood or new debris rolling down could impede relief work.
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ITBP personnel flashing torches inside a NTPC hydel project tunnel, where around 35 workers are trapped, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday. AP
A new flood or new debris rolling down could impede relief work.
Scientists continue to be uncertain about the downstream impact of a pool of water that is building up at the spot in the Rishiganga river from where the avalanche on Sunday first struck Raini village, destroying a hydroelectric plant as well as damaging and trapping workers in the Tapovan dam downstream.
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The disaster draws attention to the controversial hydropower projects in the Himalayas
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Search and rescue efforts are ongoing for construction workers trapped by flood debris at the in-progress Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric dam in Uttarakhand, a state in northern India. Credit: Sajjad Hussain
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On Sunday morning a wall of thick, concrete-gray water rushed down India’s Dhauliganga river valley, sweeping dams, houses and people along with it. The official death toll has reached 38, but nearly 200 people remain missing. Flood debris filled a 12-by-15-foot tunnel at a hydroelectric dam project, where more than 30 construction workers remain trapped despite six days of rescue efforts by nearly 600 responders.