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Aerial view shows washed away Tapovan hydel power project plant after glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
In the aftermath of the Uttarakhand disaster, Delhi is likely to face water shortage for few days as water treatment plants are working at reduced capacity.Â
According to the Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman and AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, turbidity had increased to unprecedented levels of 8,000 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU). The normal seasonal concentration is less than 100 NTU. Debris, silt and mud in the water are behind high NTU.
The DJB s Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi Water Treatment Plants are working at reduced capacity. This could affect water supply in parts of South, East and North East Delhi. Chadha, however, assured that necessary measures including deployment of water tankers were being made to meet the shortage of supply.
State-run power giant NTPC on Monday said it would pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of labourers who died in the recent flash flood at its Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand: 15 More Bodies Recovered; Toll Rises To 53
Six bodies were recovered from the Tapovan power project tunnel, six from Raini upstream and one from the riverbank in Rudraprayag, taking the confirmed death toll in the Uttarakhand disaster to 51. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-15T07:25:56+05:30 Uttarakhand: 15 More Bodies Recovered; Toll Rises To 53 outlookindia.com 2021-02-15T13:25:59+05:30
Twelve more bodies were recovered on Sunday including five from the slush of the Tapovan tunnel, six from Raini village and one in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, where rescue operations have been underway since February 7. The toll has now reached 53. Around 160 people are still missing after glacier burst in the area last Sunday.
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Chamoli: ITBP personnel carry out rescue and restoration work at Raini village, a week after glacier burst on Feb. 7 in Joshimath triggered a flash flood, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
Uttarakhand Police on Sunday asserted that the Alaknanda River at Srinagar in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand is flowing at a normal level, no alert has been issued by the district administration in this regard. Meanwhile, a total of 50 bodies have been recovered so far in the Uttarakhand glacier burst, out of which, 25 have been identified, Uttarakhand police informed. A total of 12 bodies have been recovered on Sunday. Five from Tapovan tunnel, six from Raini village, and one from Rudraprayag, said an official statement.
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