Uttarakhand Tragedy: 32 Dead And 197 Still Missing: The Uttarakhand tragedy left the whole nation in deep shock after the glacier burst in the state that left hundreds missing. The rescue operations are going on for the past couple of days and the reports say that close to 197 people are still missing.
Radioactive device behind Uttarakhand s Glacier Burst:- The Uttarakhand glacier burst left hundreds of villages sleepless and the investigation behind the tragedy is currently on. The villagers suspect that a radioactive device may be the reason behind the glacier burst. The villagers witnessed the maximum destruction through their eyes. They suspect it is due to the heat produced by a radioactive device that was lost in 1965 during a secret expedition to Nanda Devi. It was conducted by the American Intelligence Agency CIA and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of the Indian government. The device was left at the base of the mountain in the past which went missing. The device is said to have a life span of over 100 years and it is somewhere in the region and it exploded told the villagers.
Uttarakhand Floods: Rescuers Race Against Time To Free 35 Trapped Workers; Dalai Lama Writes To CM
32 bodies have been recovered so far and as many as 150 persons are still missing, officials said PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-10T16:47:14+05:30 Uttarakhand Floods: Rescuers Race Against Time To Free 35 Trapped Workers; Dalai Lama Writes To CM outlookindia.com 2021-02-10T16:48:37+05:30
The Uttarakhand floods that wreaked havoc in the state on Sunday have so far claimed 32 lives, while rescuers are racing against time to free 25-35 others trapped inside a tunnel near the state’s Alaknanda river.
As many as 150 persons are still missing, officials said.
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The human and ecological tragedy in the aftermath of a glacier burst near Raini village above Rishi Ganga river in Uttarakhand has once again raised the spectre of hydropower projects in the ecologically-fragile and earthquake-prone Himalayan region. Mint explores the rationale behind India’s energy planners’ dependence on hydropower in India’s energy mix.
Experts say this trade-off can’t be an either-or scenario because growth and environment protection needs to be balanced, as India works towards bridging its energy poverty.
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Hours before the disaster struck Uttarakhand, several changes were witnessed in the Alaknanda river and its tributaries as fish flooded the water. A large number of fish flooded Alaknanda river turning the water silvery around 9 am just. (Representative image) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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People failed to observe changes in water that turned from clean to grey.
New Delhi: The fish in the Alaknanda river displayed strange behaviour hours before flash floods caused by glacier burst hit Uttarakhand on Sunday.
A large number of fish flooded Alaknanda river turning the water silvery around 9 am just. The villagers in Lasu gathered around the river to collect fish in their buckets and pots and other utensils.